jueves, 16 de julio de 2020

Education interrupted. Years lost. Students face 'cruelty' of new visa policy

Education interrupted. Years lost. Students face 'cruelty' of new visa policy



US universities sue to keep foreign students

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are suing the US government over an immigration rule that could affect more than one million international students. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced last week that it was withdrawing an exemption, prompted by COVID-19, that allowed students on some visas to take all their classes online. Students could be deported if their institutions don’t offer them any in-person classes in the new academic year. Other universities, including Columbia, Northwestern, Duke, Yale and the University of Massachusetts, have filed an amicus brief supporting the lawsuit. “The order came down without notice—its cruelty surpassed only by its recklessness,” says Harvard University president Larry Bacow. “It appears that it was designed purposefully to place pressure on colleges and universities to open their on-campus classrooms for in-person instruction this fall, without regard to concerns for the health and safety of students, instructors and others.”
National Geographic | 8 min read

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