Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:25am on 15 Sep 2026,Tuesday India Global
A US judge blocked a Trump administration rule that would have limited how long international students and journalists could remain in the country without extensions. US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston issued the order a day before the Department of Homeland Security rule was due to take effect. The July rule sought to replace the nearly five-decade “duration of status” system, limiting F and J visas to four years and I visas for journalists to 240 days. Saylor said DHS relied on “exceptionally weak” rationales and failed to consider less burdensome alternatives. He warned the policy could reduce foreign students, professors and journalists, harming universities and the US economy. (PC: X)
