Trump administration backs away from international student rule
Decision brings relief for thousands of college students from around the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KYMA, KECY) - The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools, or leave the country, if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The decision was announced at the start of a hearing in a federal lawsuit in Boston brought by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The announcement brings relief to thousands of foreign students who had been at risk of being deported from the country, along with hundreds of universities that were scrambling to reassess their plans for the fall in light of the policy.
