politics

ICE Rescinds Rule Aimed At Foreign College Students Enrolled In Online Courses

By Collin Binkley (AP)
Boston July 14, 2020 7:19 p.m.

The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall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.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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