Trump Administration Revokes Visa Issuance Regulations for International Students July 15 11:33
With the spread of the new coronavirus, the Trump administration in the United States withdrew the regulation that did not issue visas to international students at colleges and high schools who conduct all classes online. There were concerns about the impact of this regulation on international students from all over the world, including Japan, and the governments of all states in the United States demanded the withdrawal.
The U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs has announced restrictions on visas for international students on the 6th of this month. He said that students who had already studied abroad would be asked to leave the United States or transfer to a school where they could have face-to-face classes.
In response, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as the governments of 17 states, including eastern Massachusetts, and Washington, the capital, were suing federal district courts for withdrawal.
Meanwhile, the Massachusetts federal district court announced on the 14th that the Trump administration had withdrawn this regulation. Although the reason for the withdrawal has not been clarified, regulated visas were issued to approximately 400,000 people last year, of which approximately 15,000 were Japanese, including Japanese. There was concern about the impact on international students from all over the world.
President Trump, who wants to resume economic and social activities as soon as possible, has repeatedly said that schools in the United States should resume face-to-face classes, and it seems that regulations were also aimed at putting pressure on schools. It is possible that the response was changed in response to a backlash.