The University of California, the largest public university in the United States, responded to the federal government's order to withdraw online classes for international students.

The University of California decided to file a lawsuit in Corona to stop the online visa order against international students, saying it would be unfair to stop it, Politico, a political media agency in the United States, reported.

The University of California pointed out that the amendment to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program issued by the US Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Immigration Bureau compelled foreign students to face-to-face and violated laws and public health principles.

The amendment issued by the Immigration Bureau only allowed international students who are taking face-to-face classes or online/offline classes from the fall semester to stay in the U.S., and students who take 100% online classes will not be issued a residence visa.

Prior to the University of California, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology also sued the federal government in response to an order to withdraw online students.

The University of California, like Harvard University, has decided to conduct fall semester classes online for the prevention of corona19 and safety of students.

Founded by the state of California, the University of California is the largest university in the United States with 11 campuses, including UC Berkeley, UCLA, and UC Irvine, with more than 27,000 undergraduate international students and 14,000 graduate students.

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