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ICE Won't Compel Foreign Students to Be on Campus

Kathleen Struck

   Students and educatorsexpressed relief and joy after the U.S.
   government withdrew a rulerequiring international students to be on
   campus this autumn or risk losing their visa status.

   Since last week, students and educators have been immersed in confusion
   and anxiety, they said, over the uncertainty of whether they would be
   allowed to attend their classes online instead of in person. Since
   March, many colleges and universities closed theircampuses and moved
   classes online to thwart the spread of the COVID-19virus.

   "This is a significant victory. The directive had disrupted all of
   American higher education," wrote HarvardUniversityPresident Lawrence
   Bacow in an email to the Harvard community. "I have heard from
   countless international students who said that the July 6 directive had
   put them at serious risk. These students -- our students -- can now
   rest easier and focus on their education, which is all they ever wanted
   to do."

   Harvardand Massachusetts Institute of Technology had filed suit against
   the Department of Homeland Security and the Immigration and Customs
   Enforcement agencies, whichreleased the directive that international
   students had to attend autumn classes in person -- and not only online
   -- or they would lose their visa status and risk deportation.

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