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07/14/2020
AG Tong Statement on Trump Admin Decision to Rescind Visa Rule for International Students
(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following the decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to rescind its cruel and unlawful visa rule for international students:
“This cruel and misguided rule should never have been drafted in the first place. Rescinding it was the only appropriate course of action. The Trump Administration owes an apology to the hundreds of thousands of international students who contribute tremendously to the academic, cultural, and economic vibrancy of our educational institutions. It was cruel and unnecessary, causing chaos and panic in schools across the nation. Colleges and universities need to make decisions about re-opening based on health and safety, not punitive immigration policies,” said Attorney General Tong.
With the July 6 rule rescinded, colleges and universities we be able to go back to the March guidance that allowed international students take online classes to retain their F-1 and M-1 visas.
Attorney General Tong joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general Monday filing a lawsuit to stop the rule. The lawsuit also included 40 declarations from a variety of institutions affected by the new rule, including Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, University of Connecticut, and Yale University.
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