📚 F-1 STUDENT VISA FIGHT GOES TO APPEALS COURT! 🇺🇸
Oct 6, 2026 — The Department of Homeland Security has appealed to the First Circuit, asking it to overturn a federal judge's block on the rule that would END "duration of status" for F-1 and J-1 students.
⚖️ What happened: Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV (Massachusetts) issued a nationwide injunction on Sept 14 — one day before the rule took effect — finding it likely "arbitrary and capricious." Now DHS wants the appeals court to revive it.
📋 What the blocked rule would do: cap student stays at 4 years (extensions via USCIS), cut the post-completion grace period from 60 to 30 days, and limit foreign journalist (I-visa) stays to 240 days.
👥 The stakes: ~1.6 MILLION F visa holders affected — and ~352,000 of them are Indian students. Common App data cited in the lawsuit shows international applications to US colleges fell 9% this cycle, and 14% from India.
✅ For now: NOTHING changes. The rule stays BLOCKED and students keep duration-of-status while the appeal moves forward. The government is expected to ask the court to expedite.
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