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136 congressmen, 30 senators seek reversal of Donald Trump admin’s choice on international students

136 congressmen, 30 senators seek reversal of Donald Trump admin’s choice on international students

Kamala Harris has requested the reversal of the Trump administration’s decision on foreign students (AP, file … Find Out More

WASHINGTON: A group of 136 United States Democratic congressmen and 30 senators, including Indian-origin Kamala Harris, has advised the

Trump

administration to reverse its “terrible” order that bars worldwide trainees from remaining in the country if they do not have in-person classes to attend.

The lawmakers, in different letters to acting secretary, department of homeland security, Chad Wolf and acting secretary, immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), Matthew Albence on Thursday, expressed concern over the ICE’s recently announced modifications to

the Student Exchange

and Visitor Program (SEVP).

The brand-new guidelines have actually developed panic amongst international students, a bulk of whom come from China and India.

In its July 6 order, the ICE stated that nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 trainees attending schools running entirely online or taking just

online courses

will not be permitted to take a full course load and remain in the United States.

The modifications also limited many students at generally running schools from taking more than one class or 3 credit hours online in


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