日前,美國移民和海關執法局(ICE)頒布的留學生籤證新政引發一片譁然。
該新政規定,如果留學生在2020年秋季學期僅上網課,將無法取得赴美籤證或維持當前籤證。
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迫於強大的輿論壓力,美國移民和海關執法局近日鬆口,對該新政進行了部分修改。
修改後的規則包括:
根據修改後的規則,此後:未返美但上網課的學生將仍具合法身份。
International students holding F and M visas studying online outside of the U.S. can keep their status in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a recent statement released on its official website.
&34; ICE said in response to the question &34;
ICE also noted that this approach &39; ability to continue their studies while minimizing the risk of spread of COVID-19 in our communities by ensuring that individuals who do not need to be present in the United States are not physically here.&39;s administration over new rules barring international students from staying in the U.S. while taking online courses.
疫情暴發以來,在美留學生承受著巨大的學業壓力和心理壓力。
美國政府在疫情當前,不說「送口罩」、「送溫暖」,卻出此禁令,可謂是寒了不少留學生的心。
The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to bar the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from enforcing the new regulations on foreign students in the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
在哈佛大學和麻省理工學院提起訴訟後不久,包括史丹福大學、加州大學伯克利分校在內的多個美國知名高校相繼表態,強烈反對針對國際留學生的籤證限制,表示將盡最大努力維護國際學生的權益。
正如哈佛大學校長勞倫斯·巴科在一封內部郵件中所說的那樣——
「作為一所致力於住宿教育的大學,我們希望並打算在安全和負責任的情況下儘快恢復全面的面授教學。但是,在那個時候到來之前,我們不會袖手旁觀,眼睜睜地看著國際學生的夢想任由一個嚴重誤導的政令所破滅——我們將會站出來為之戰鬥。」
&34; Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow wrote in an email to affiliates, &39; dreams extinguished by a deeply misguided order. We owe it to them to stand up and to fight—and we will."
美國約翰斯·霍普金斯大學發布的最新疫情數據顯示,截至北京時間7月12日15時34分,美國新冠肺炎確診病例達3,247,782例,死亡病例達134,815例。
As of 15:34 p.m. BJT Sunday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has reached 3,247,782, with 134,815 deaths, according to the data provided by Johns Hopkins University.