A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily blocked the implementation of a new regulation pushed by the Trump Administration, which aimed to tighten conditions and reduce legal stay times for foreign students, exchange program participants, and international journalists. Magistrate F. Dennis Saylor IV described the justification presented by the Executive branch to apply these changes to F, J, and I visa categories as extremely weak.<\/p>\n\n
The measure, which sought to limit the stay of students to a maximum of four years and drastically restrict the stay of foreign journalists\u2014establishing limits of 240 days for most and just 90 days for those with a Chinese passport\u2014has been questioned for its lack of administrative rigor. According to the ruling, the regulation did not comply with the required legal procedures and raises doubts about whether its real objective is national security or excessive control over academic institutions and the press.<\/p>\n\n
The rule raises legitimate questions about whether its true purpose is not to safeguard national security and protect our borders, but to achieve other undeclared objectives, such as exercising greater government control over academic institutions.<\/p>F. Dennis Saylor IV, U.S. District Court Judge<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n
Plaintiffs’ arguments<\/h3>\n\n
The court order responds to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of unions and educator associations, who argue that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acted outside its legal authority. Among the critical points of the lawsuit are:<\/p>\n\n\n
- The lack of an adequate assessment of the economic costs and benefits of the measure.<\/li>
- The absence of a meaningful response to the concerns expressed by the public during the process.<\/li>
- The omission of less restrictive alternatives for the affected sectors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n
From the academic sphere, representatives of the Association of International Educators (NAFSA) warned that these restrictions would severely harm the contributions of international students to the country’s social and economic fabric. In parallel, the journalists’ union The NewsGuild-CWA denounced that these changes represent a deliberate attempt to limit freedom of the press and hinder the informative work of foreign correspondents on U.S. territory.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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