A new ICE order from the Trump Administration out today may result in deportation of thousands of international students attending U.S. universities. Pure spite and racist hatred as policy. 😡 ice.gov/news/releases/…
As many universities (including mine) go partially or entirely online this Fall to continue their educational missions and contend with health risks of #COVID19, this new policy bars students on nonimmigrant F-1 visas from taking courses entirely online while residing in the U.S.
It simultaneously prohibits those in the U.S. from taking more than 1 class online while maintaining their visa status. In effect, this order forces students to take a full course load (less 1 online class) in person, whether that is safe or not, or to leave the country entirely
Update: I misread this statement last night. The provision for students attending universities teaching a "hybrid" in person and remote mode are allowed to take more than one online class. I misread it saying they were NOT allowed to. This gives universities some maneuvering room
