1 million people may need to leave the United States for this reason in the fall
More than a million people could be forced to uproot their life this fall due to this new order.
Coronavirus Pandemic uprooted the lives of many people in recent months, whether because they lost their source of income or because they have trouble recovering from the virus itself. COVID-19 now affects another group of people in a major way:international students. According to a new order of American immigration and the application of customs (ICE),Students from abroad whose state schools are fully online during the fall of 2020 semester will not be able to stay in the United States. CNN reports that, according to the Institute of Migration Policy, this recent ordercould affect 1.2 million international students In the United States, potentiallyforce them to leave the country.
On July 6, ICE released a statement indicating: "Students participating in fully online schools may not take full loading of online courses and stay in the United States. The United States State Department will not issue visa to students enrolled in schools and / or programs that are fully online for the autumn semester, neither the protection of customs and American borders allow these students to Enter the United States. "
This adjustment affects not only incoming students, but also students currently residing in the United States "currently active students in the United States are enrolled in such programs must leave the country or take other measures, such as the transfer of A school with a person instruction to stay legal status. Otherwise, they may be confronted with immigration consequences, including, but not limited to, the initiation of moving procedures ", written ice.
During the academic year of 2018-2019, the United States had 1,095,299 international students - a record number for the country and the fourth year in a rowMore than a million international students studied in the United States, according to the Institute of International Education.
Some universities finalized their plans for the autumn semester, while others always formulate them. The solutions are divided between fully online operation, welcoming only a percentage of students in person and a hybrid of online and in-person classes. Students whose schools facilitate hybrid courses can always stay in the states because the order applies only to universities that take place at full-line classes.
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Of course, likeCases of coronaviruses continue to peak In many American states, university plans could change before the end of August, when semesters tend to start. International students will wait patiently to hear about their finalized projects from their school as the destiny of the United States residentially in the hands of university officials. For more information on school reopinitions, see70% of doctors say it's when they send their children to school.
