A temporarily blocked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule would give the federal government more oversight of foreign students in the United States while making it more difficult for them to stay in the country.
DHS has said additional oversight is needed for foreign students, citing national security concerns. Colleges said under the rule international students would balk at coming to the United States, uncertain if they would be allowed to complete their degrees.
A federal judge on Sept. 14 blocked the rule’s implementation while a legal challenge proceeds in court, saying the federal government’s claim it was needed to safeguard national security “borders on the absurd.”…