Today, President Trump announced the United States will block admission for certain Chinese nationals involved with entities that implement or support China’s Military-Civil Fusion (MCF) strategy. The restriction applies to graduate-level and above students on F or J visas, and the State Department can revoke existing visas.
The full proclamation is available here.
Earlier this evening, President Trump signed an executive order suspending “entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market.” The order takes effect at 11:59 PM ET Thursday, April 23, and will be in place for 60 days. The suspension of entry could be extended, if he determines that it is warranted.
Even though President Trump announced Monday that he would suspend immigration through an executive order, Administration officials were still working through the details Tuesday night and the order is expected to be officially signed today. The “ban” is actually expected to be a 60-day halt on certain kinds of “green card” applications and not a complete ban on the flow of individuals.
Read more about the “ban” here, here, and here.
We will provide further details as they become available.
In a late night Tweet Monday, President Trump announced that he would be issuing an executive order suspending immigration to the United States. Details of the executive order, including what counts as “immigration” under this executive order, are not available at this point.
Additional information about the development is available here in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and Politico.
In a letter sent earlier today, higher education associations asked the State Department for further guidance and assistance on the hurdles faced by international students, faculty, and staff at colleges and universities across the nation.
While acknowledging clarity and needed guidance that provided in some areas, the letter also highlights the fact a number of other problems still remain. Read the letter here.