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On September 14, 2026, a U.S. District Judge in Boston blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a rule that would have limited the stay of foreign students and journalists to four years and 240 days respectively without extensions. The judge cited "exceptionally weak" rationales given by DHS for national security concerns, noting that the policy change did not consider less burdensome alternatives. Judge F. Dennis Saylor's decision was based on the significant economic and educational benefits brought by foreign students, who currently number about 1.6 million with F visas and another 500,000 with J visas. The ruling prevents immediate damage to major universities and the broader economy if these limitations had been enforced.
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On September 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston blocked the Trump administration's rule that would have limited how long foreign students and journalists could remain in the United States without applying for extensions. The judge found the Department of Homeland Security’s rationale to be “exceptionally weak,” questioning its justification based on national security concerns and visa fraud prevention. Universities, unions, and advocacy groups had filed a lawsuit challenging the rule before it was set to take effect on September 15. Saylor wrote that the policy would likely cause significant damage to the higher education system and the U.S. economy, potentially costing universities hundreds of millions in dollars due to declining enrollments. The judge postponed the new rules indefinitely while legal challenges continue, effectively maintaining the previous “duration of status” framework for foreign students and journalists.

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If the rule took effect, such universities would likely suffer hundreds of millions of dollars in costs and enrollment would decline, Mr. Saylor said. “The damage to the higher education system and to the economy of the United States is likely to be catastrophic,” Mr. Saylor wrote.
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🔮 A Federal Judge on Monday (September 14, 2026) blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the U.S. without applying for extensions.
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A Federal Judge on Monday (September 14, 2026) blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the U.S. without applying for extensions. asserted
students → block → extensions
U.S. District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled in favour of a coalition of unions and higher education advocacy groups a day before the Department of Homeland Security’s rule was set to take effect. asserted
rule → rule → effect
Mr. Saylor said DHS adopted the policy based on “exceptionally weak” rationales. asserted
DHS → say → rationales
The agency had cited national security and the need to prevent fraud in the visa program, but the Judge found it had not adhered to its legal obligations to engage with concerns about a policy change or consider less burdensome alternatives. asserted
it → cite → alternatives
DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
DHS → respond → comment
The Judge, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, wrote that the rule upended a system through which the U.S. for nearly five decades had issued visas to foreign students for their “duration of status.” asserted
U.S. → write → status
That system, he said, has permitted tens of millions of foreign students and researchers to come to the U.S., leading to “groundbreaking research in science, medicine, and technology, substantial economic growth, and a host of other benefits, often on a vast scale.” asserted
he → say → scale
Mr. Saylor said the rule DHS adopted in July seeks to replace that system with one that would substantially restrict the overall number of foreign students, professors and journalists in the country. asserted
that → say → country
Under the rule, F visas for international students and J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programs to work in the U.S. would be capped at four years, while I visas for journalists, which currently can last years, would be up to 240 days. asserted
which → allow → journalists
About 1.6 million people currently have F visas and another 500,000 have J visas. asserted
500,000 → have → visas
Major research universities like Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard have large percentages of foreign students, particularly at the graduate level, the judge noted. asserted
judge → have → level
If the rule took effect, such universities would likely suffer hundreds of millions of dollars in costs and enrollment would decline, Mr. Saylor said. “The damage to the higher education system and to the economy of the United States is likely to be catastrophic,” Mr. Saylor wrote. asserted
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Miriam Feldblum, the head of one of the plaintiffs, Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, said the judge’s ruling recognized the harm the rule would cause to international students, universities and the economy if it was allowed to take effect. asserted
it → say → effect
“While the case continues, this relief preserves the longstanding system that enables our colleges and universities — and our country — to attract, educate, and retain global talent,” Ms. Feldblum said. asserted
Feldblum → continue → talent
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