It is with grave concern that I am writing to you about the rule change issued by SEVP on July 6 prohibiting international students from taking online classes to maintain their F1 visa status. This policy change is cruel to students who are putting in a good-faith effort to complete their education here in the United States during a time when the risk of COVID-19 infection is greater than ever.
Continue readingI am a recent graduate from BYU, now living in Millcreek. I still have contact with my friends and colleagues in Provo, and many of them are international students. I was just speaking with one of these friends, and she told me of her fear that she may not be able to finish out the school year because of the recent ICE policy.
Continue readingThe Department of Homeland Security’s recently proposed massive changes to asylum policy violate decades of asylum policy norms, international asylum law set forth by the UN, and our moral responsibility to protect people fleeing for their safety.
The proposal restricts protection for those fleeing torture and sets unrealistic standards for those arriving at the US-Mexico border. It overrides current US and international law by eliminating protection for people fleeing domestic and gang-related violence. It permits judges to deny valid claims before the asylum seekers even get to appear in court.
I am an independent voter who is deeply concerned about the fact that under ICE’s new rules, international students must choose between attending in-person classes during a pandemic or taking them online from another country.
With the COVID-19 pandemic still spiking in the United States, requiring colleges and universities to open for in-person instruction is unsafe and unnecessary. But the new SEVP modifications announced on July 6 by ICE force institutions to choose between putting the health of their students and instructors at risk or losing their international students.
Continue readingFor the last several years I have been a doctoral student living in New York state. During this time I have had the opportunity to work with international students studying at undergraduate and graduate levels. Their intellectual, cultural, and financial contribution to the school and community is profound.
Continue readingThe ICE policy announced on July 6 is completely senseless. International students are a boon to our economy, our academic programs, and our progress as a nation. The policy appears to be a contemptuous political ploy to force universities to stay open in order to support the Trump administration’s narrative about the nature of the pandemic. Real lives will be disrupted unnecessarily if this policy is not reversed. I urge you to act responsibly and seek to solve this unnecessary problem before it happens.
I am an independent voter who is deeply concerned about the fact that under ICE’s new rules, international students must choose between attending in-person classes during a pandemic or taking them online from another country. This sounds extreme and totally unnecessary.
Continue readingI am an independent voter. I have grave concerns about the new ICE rules requiring international students to choose between attending in-person classes or taking them online from a different country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue readingIn regards to the recent decision by ICE to rescind visas for foreign students if schools are not in person this fall, I want to express my strong opposition to this decision. There are plenty of reasons for schools to be online, and individual schools should be able to make this decision without having to worry about their students being sent out of the country. I can’t see any benefit from sending away students who are contributing to our economy, improving themselves, and experiencing the best of our country.
I am a middle school teacher here in Utah. I am devastated about ICE’s new rules in regards to foreign students studying in the United States.
This policy negatively impacts the economy, the universities, and more specifically the international students. This policy will force institutions to choose between putting the health of their students and instructors at risk or losing their international students.
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