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Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, July 14, 2020
On Tuesday, the Trump administration rescinded the policy from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which the agency announced a week before, that would have expired student visas and forced international students out of the country if their university operated exclusively online for the fall semester. The decision came after Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute
Observer Staff Report | Monday, July 13, 2020
In a statement released Monday morning, members of Notre Dame student government detailed plans for a day of action in response to the new ICE policy affecting international students if their schools go fully online for the semester. “This xenophobic revocation of protection for students on F-1 and M-1 visas is dangerous to our campus
Observer Staff Report | Wednesday, July 8, 2020
According to a press release from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Monday, international students obtaining a college degree in the United States must leave or face deportation if their institution plans on operating entirely online for the 2020 fall semester. “Active students currently in the United States enrolled in such programs must depart
Observer Staff Report | Saturday, May 30, 2020
University President Fr. John Jenkins wrote a letter Friday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging the State Department to expedite the process for international students to obtain student visas. In the letter, Jenkins noted he and University personnel had determined it would be safe to reopen campus to students in the fall. However, he