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US Judge Blocks New Rule Tightening Stays for International Students

A US federal judge on the 14th blocked the Trump administration’s new rule tightening duration-of-stay limits for international students, exchange visitors and foreign media representatives from taking effect as scheduled. One day before the rule was due to take effect on September 15, Judge Saylor of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the plaintiffs’ request to postpone the effective date, denied their other requests including vacating the rule, but allowed them to file again in the future.

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The ruling preserves the status quo for now, but the judge declined to vacate the rule, leaving its legal status unresolved rather than settled. That distinction matters for universities, exchange programs and media outlets that must plan visa timelines under continued uncertainty. The open question is whether the plaintiffs refile and whether the rule is ultimately upheld, narrowed or struck down.

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