Dear Colleagues,
On Monday, Sept. 14 we learned that a US District Court rendered a ruling on the lawsuit filed by International Education Organizations asking for a preliminary injunction in response to Department of Homeland Security’s Final Rule Eliminating Duration of Status (D/S), which was to go into effect on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. The judge ruled today that that effective date of the Final Rule has been postponed until the court issues a further order. The D/S rule would have given students and scholars a fixed end-date to remain in the US, not to exceed four years. Without the rule, students and scholars may continue to remain in the US as long as they have a valid immigration form I-20 or DS-2019.
International Affairs will keep you updated as more details become available.
View the judge's View the judge's ruling on final D/S rule.