This blog was updated on July 8th to reflect the Harvard
and MIT lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security
and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced
a policy change on July 6 that will substantially disrupt
higher education for the fall semester. This major change in policy
was issued without any opportunity for notice and comment by the
public.
Despite the resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, ICE announced that it
will no longer continue to allow 100% online studies programs for
F-1 (academic) and M-1 (vocational) students. ICE has directed
international students who presently participate in 100% online
studies programs must either (1) transfer to an ICE-approved
educational institution that allows hybrid (online and in-person)
or fully on-campus, in-person courses, or (2) leave the U.S. or (3)
remain in the U.S. without the underlying support of the school and
suffer the possible initiation of removal
