DHS published a final rule on July 16, 2026 ending "duration of status" for F, J, and I visa holders, capping international student stays at four years, limiting journalist visas to 240 days (90 for Chinese nationals), and requiring USCIS extension approval, affecting 1.6 million students, 500,000 exchange visitors, and 37,000 journalists, with India at the centre of the impact.
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Madras High Court comes down heavily on students from engineering college who beat up and abused junior student as part of ragging.
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