Judge Blocks ‘Unlawful Presence’ Policy

By Elizabeth Redden. A federal judge on Friday issued a nationwide order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a 2018 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services policy memo that makes it easier for international students to accrue “unlawful presence” in the U.S., a determination that can subject them to future three- or 10-year bars on re-entering the country. More...