Students: CPT & OPT

38+ min ago   (654+ words) A Trump administration proposal could make it significantly more expensive for international students to work in the United States after graduation, adding uncertainty for some USC students already navigating internship and employment decisions. The Department of Homeland Security, through U.S. Immigration…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago   (296+ words) Article by Satya Published on: 6:57 am, 15 September 2026 There is major relief for international students in the United States as a Boston federal judge has blocked a new Department of Homeland Security rule that would have brought major changes to the…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (765+ words) A federal judge temporarily blocked a federal rule that would impose fixed admission periods of up to four years on international students and scholars, postponing the policy one day before it was set to go into effect. U.S. District Judge F. Dennis…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago   (474+ words) A Massachusetts judge granted a preliminary injunction hours before the regulation was set to take effect. Institutions worried it would harm international students. “The government’s contention that the rule is necessary to safeguard national security borders on the absurd,” the…...

13+ hour, 12+ min ago   (737+ words) As international students navigate a major policy change on staying in the U.S., IHE answers 5 key questions about the new rules The Department of Homeland Security has said that the policy change, which the first Trump administration also attempted to implement,…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1368+ words) OU international students present their national flags at their graduation ceremony at the Lloyd Noble Center on May 10, 2019. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security finalized a rule ending “duration of status,” a policy that allowed international and exchange students to remain…...

23+ hour, 5+ min ago   (588+ words) The International Center is pictured on Sept. 22, 2021. “Similarly, changing policies around internships (CPT) and announcements about changes to permanent residence processes serve as further deterrents to students who are considering their long-term plans when deciding where in the world to…...

23+ hour, 29+ min ago   (443+ words) ISSS Director Rudie Altamirano wrote in a statement that the processing has resumed for students whose “practical training is required for all students in the academic program or track and is an integral part of the established curriculum.” Requests must…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1215+ words) The Student Assembly passed four resolutions Thursday addressing international students’ work authorization, member outreach, its 2026-27 operating budget and Student Activity Fee allocations. It also advanced resolutions on disability representation, anti-bias training and syllabus publication, to be voted on in future…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (351+ words) Roughly 98.3 percent of its graduate students were foreign. An Indiana university faced allegations of being a pass-through for noncitizens seeking work visas after an investigation found nearly all of its graduate students were foreigners. Trine University— a small accredited private…...