Politics
Judge blocks Trump rule capping foreign students' and journalists' stays in US
September 15, 2026 at 02:34 PM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 6 hours
TGThe Guardian
Judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in US
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محكمة تمنع قيود ترامب على إقامة الطلاب والصحفيين فى أمريكا.. تفاصيل - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
قاض أمريكي يلغي قيود ترمب على إقامة الطلاب الأجانب والصحفيين
(opens the publisher’s site)A federal judge in Boston blocked the Trump administration's rule limiting how long foreign students and journalists may remain in the United States, a day before it was set to take effect.
- US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor blocked the Department of Homeland Security rule, finding it built on "exceptionally weak" rationales and adopted without meeting the agency's legal obligations.
- The rule would cap F visas for students and J visas for cultural exchange participants at four years and limit journalist I visas to 240 days, affecting roughly 2.1 million holders.
- DHS general counsel James Percival criticized the ruling, saying it forces immigration enforcement to "permit this rampant abuse of our immigration system."
- Miriam Feldblum of the Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration said the ruling preserves the system that lets US colleges "attract, educate, and retain global talent."
- Saylor warned the rule would cause 'catastrophic harm' to American higher education and the economy when he issued his decision.