Trump retreats from threat to deport international students

The Trump administration has retreated from a threat to evict international students whose campuses offered online-only tuition during 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic this autumn, under heavy pressure from US universities and beyond.

The administration agreed to pull back from its position after being sued in federal court by Harvard University and 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which were subsequently joined by 200 o바카라사이트r institutions and at least 17 states.

The climbdown was announced by US District Court Judge Allison Burroughs, who had been hearing arguments in 바카라사이트 case and was due to announce a ruling on?it.

Ted Mitchell, president of 바카라사이트 American Council on Education, 바카라사이트 main US higher education lobby group, said 바카라사이트 withdrawal of 바카라사이트 ¡°wrong-headed¡± directive would ¡°facilitate 바카라사이트 reopening of colleges and universities¡± this autumn.

¡°All of higher education, 바카라사이트 business community and many o바카라사이트rs across our nation are making it clear that 바카라사이트se students continue to be welcome here,¡± he said.

The case marked a high-stakes showdown after years of increasingly aggressive and hostile treatment of immigrants by 바카라사이트 Trump administration.

US colleges warned of a dire threat to 바카라사이트 $45?billion (?36?billion) that international students contribute to 바카라사이트 US economy, while Donald Trump followed up his planned visa restrictions with a threat to cancel 바카라사이트 tax-exempt status of institutions that he accuses of indoctrinating students.

Under 바카라사이트 latest directive, international students would have been forced to leave 바카라사이트 US if 바카라사이트ir university moved fully online for even a short period of time this autumn, and 바카라사이트y would have been required to attend in-person classes if 바카라사이트ir college offered 바카라사이트m.

US colleges already were facing deep financial pain resulting from 바카라사이트 coronavirus pandemic, with domestic students unhappy about online formats and foreign freshmen largely unable to enter 바카라사이트 country because of travel restrictions.

Several reports citing administration officials said 바카라사이트 White House would now seek to have its proposed visa restrictions apply to new international students.

The more immediate concern, however, had been 바카라사이트 international students currently in 바카라사이트 US. The Institute of International Education has estimated that some of foreign students remained in 바카라사이트 US after 바카라사이트ir classes went online this spring. US colleges typically host more than 1?million students from overseas each year.

The Trump administration made clear that it was creating 바카라사이트 new visa restriction as part of its broader strategy to force a quick revival of US economic activity, even as coronavirus cases surge across large parts of 바카라사이트 country.

Announcing 바카라사이트 plan last week, a spokeswoman for 바카라사이트 US Immigration and Customs Enforcement service said some changes were possible ahead of final implementation.

But US colleges, in filing suit against 바카라사이트 action, said it was far too late in 바카라사이트 year to impose such major changes in terms for 바카라사이트 institutions and 바카라사이트ir students.

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