[ATTW-L] SEVP modifications being reversed

[Haas, Angela]

Dear colleagues,

It is with great relief that I share the good news that the Trump administration is reversing the SEVP modification:

§  “Government Backs Down on International Student Policy”: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/07/14/trump-administration-drops-directive-international-students-and-online-courses?utm_source=ihe&utm_medium=editorial-site&utm_content=breakingnews&fbclid=IwAR2TEnVTww7JANI2BI5V5FT25H23RBMJ2Znbw-wnIZ0VoIugsFgIsiOUj6w

§  “The ICE policy that would expel international students taking online classes is being rolled back”: https://www.businessinsider.com/ice-may-reverse-directive-that-could-deport-international-students-2020-7

As the grad director of a large graduate program, I have the honor of working closely with international students, and I can tell you that this modification has rocked some international students to their core. For many, the reversal of the modification won’t reverse the trauma of being positioned as an expendable pawn by federal xenophobic and racist legislation used to pressure universities to re-open campuses and offer (more) in-person courses.

Many thanks to those of you who support international students with your words and actions, resisted the SEVP modification, reached out to university, state, and federal official contacts to ask for lawsuits, etc.

Angela

--
Angela M. Haas, PhD
Graduate Program Director and Professor, Department of English, Illinois State University
President, Association of Teachers of Technical Writing
Coordinator, Computers & Writing Graduate Research Network
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://attw.org/pipermail/attw-l_attw.org/attachments/20200714/4fdfde18/attachment-0001.htm>