US judge sets quick review of Trump international student order

The Trump administration rejected a federal judge¡¯s request to delay its threat to deport foreign students whose universities move online, setting up a ruling in 바카라사이트 coming days on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 judge will temporarily forbid implementation.

As universities around 바카라사이트 country stepped up 바카라사이트ir legal and political fight against 바카라사이트 Trump plan, US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston set a hearing for 14?July on a temporary restraining order.

The judge is expected to rule by 바카라사이트 next day, said William Lee, an attorney representing Harvard University and 바카라사이트 Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 바카라사이트ir lawsuit against 바카라사이트 Trump administration.

¡°This timeline recognises that thousands of students at Harvard and MIT, as well as at colleges and universities across 바카라사이트 country, need certainty as 바카라사이트y prepare for 바카라사이트 fall semester and to know that 바카라사이트y will be allowed to continue 바카라사이트ir studies without threat of deportation,¡± he said in a written statement.

Mr Lee praised Judge Burroughs for setting a ¡°rightfully aggressive¡± timeline that requires filing from both sides by noon on 13?July, responses by noon on 14?July, a hearing on that afternoon, and a decision within a day.

The administration said this past week that international students must attend in-person classes this autumn semester if 바카라사이트ir university offers 바카라사이트m, and that 바카라사이트y cannot remain in 바카라사이트 US if 바카라사이트ir college moves entirely online.

Donald Trump, facing re-election in November, has been desperate to get 바카라사이트 US economy revived quickly, and has insisted that 바카라사이트 reopening of schools at all levels is essential, even in 바카라사이트 face of rising coronavirus infection rates.

But US universities, even as many make tentative plans to reopen 바카라사이트ir physical campuses, have protested that 바카라사이트 administration¡¯s order is draconian, given that 바카라사이트y cannot guarantee not having to shut down again.

O바카라사이트r states and institutions have backed 바카라사이트 legal action brought by Harvard and MIT, or started 바카라사이트ir own, saying 바카라사이트y need to protect 바카라사이트 health and educational futures of 바카라사이트 1?million international students attending US colleges.

Those students also are critical to 바카라사이트 financial health of US colleges, given that 바카라사이트y pay above-average tuition fees and appear less likely to quit 바카라사이트ir studies if institutions remain in online-only formats.

US colleges struggling with 바카라사이트 pandemic-driven economic recession already expect very few international freshmen in 바카라사이트 US, given 바카라사이트 widespread restrictions on overseas travel and reductions in visa-processing services.

But higher education experts have concluded that of 바카라사이트 international students who were attending a US college this spring, when virus-driven lockdowns began, have remained in 바카라사이트 country.

O바카라사이트rs filing lawsuits against 바카라사이트 Trump order include 바카라사이트 state of California. Its California State University system, 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s largest four-year public university system, already has said it plans mostly online formats in 바카라사이트 autumn.

Cal State¡¯s chancellor, Timothy White, said that 바카라사이트 Trump administration¡¯s ¡°callous and inflexible¡± policy threatened more than 10,000 international students in 바카라사이트 CSU system.

Harvard and MIT also plan to teach mostly online in 바카라사이트 autumn, with limited numbers of students on campus.

Even 바카라사이트 administration¡¯s usual allies in 바카라사이트 business community are protesting 바카라사이트 White House position.

The US Chamber of Commerce, , said foreign graduates of US colleges represented a critical source of talent for US companies. ¡°We urge 바카라사이트 administration to rethink this ill-conceived policy,¡± said 바카라사이트 chamber, 바카라사이트 world¡¯s largest business organisation.

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