Judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in US

Ruling comes a day before homeland security department’s substantial restrictions were set to take effect A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would ⁠limit how long foreign students and ⁠journalists can remain in the US without applying for extensions. F Dennis Saylor, the US district judge in Boston, ruled in favor of a coalition of unions and higher educatio…

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Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists

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Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration’s reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were “exceptionally weak.”

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Guardian Published 15 September 2026

Judge blocks Trump limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in US

NYT Published 15 September 2026

Judge Blocks Trump Rule Aimed at International Students and Journalists

Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV wrote that the administration’s reasons for a rule limiting the length of stay for academics and journalists were “exceptionally weak.”

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