International students completing their medical and doctoral degrees in the United States are wrestling with frustration and uncertainty following the release of federal rules this week that could bar them from staying in the country.
In an emergency ruling Monday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that students who are on an F-1 visa — usually reserved for international students enrolled in degree programs in the U.S. — will have to leave the country if their schools have opted for online-only classes in the fall. The rules also apply to students who are here on an M-1 visa, which is for completing vocational training and other technical courses.
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The US government is digging the nations grave, blocking the supply of future medical personnel that will be extremely direly needed if the US attitude towards the power of the Covid virus does not shape up. The insane short-sightedness of rash decisions like the new ICE rules will get Americans killed. Whoever was allowed to make such a stupid, irrational decision should be the one to be left hanging.