The Trump administration rescinded its controversial decision to revoke foreign student visas whose courses move online due to coronavirus, a US federal judge said Tuesday.
and another by a coalition of state governments. Dozens of big companies and colleges and universities filed"friend-of-the-court” briefs opposing the rule.President Donald Trump, who is pushing schools across the country to reopen in the autumn, said he thought Harvard’s plan not to hold in-person classes was ridiculous.
In a highly anticipated court hearing on Tuesday in the case brought by Harvard, US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Massachusetts said the US government and the two elite universities that sued had come to a settlement that would roll back the new rules and restore the previous status quo.Donald Trump downplays growing tensions with top health advisor Anthony Fauci
The DHS official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the details of any future regulation on this issue remain under discussion.
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