foreign students Archives | Immigration Impact

ICE Says International Students Must Take Classes in Person or Leave the Country

by Katy Murdza | Jul 7, 2020 | Immigration 101, Reform, Waivers and Relief from Deportation | 0

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge across the United States, many universities have...

USCIS’ Change to How ‘Unlawful Presence’ Is Calculated Is Defeated in Court

by Leslie Dellon | Feb 12, 2020 | Adjustment of Status, Business & the Workforce, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction, Immigration 101 | 0

A federal district court stopped U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from...

Student’s Deportation Shows a Pattern of US Government Targeting Iranians

by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Jan 22, 2020 | Border Enforcement, Enforcement, Waivers and Relief from Deportation | 0

Iranian students coming to the United States are being stopped at airports, having their visas...

Foreign Student Visa Issuance Is Down Over 40 Percent

by Walter Ewing | Aug 21, 2019 | Business & the Workforce, Economics | 0

Recent government statistics indicate that the United States is becoming a less welcoming...

Trump Administration Rejects More Student Visas From Muslim-Majority Countries

by Walter Ewing | Jul 11, 2019 | Demographics, Immigration 101 | 0

Hosting foreign students is a vital way the United States builds better relations with other...

Federal Court Stops USCIS Policy Harmful to Students and Exchange Visitors

by Leslie Dellon | May 7, 2019 | Adjustment of Status, Federal Courts/Jurisdiction | 0

A federal district court recently prevented U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) from imposing a new policy that radically changed how the agency determines when a foreign student or exchange visitor is “unlawfully present” in the United States. “Unlawful presence” is a legal term used to describe any time spent in the United States after a foreign national’s period of authorized […]