Litigation challenging the legality of the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program for F-1 students remains pending in federal court. On Aug. 6, the
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has increased its enforcement actions related to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Occupational Practical Training (STEM OPT)
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Some companies that have hired STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths ) apprentices graduated under optional practical training (OPT), are being subject to
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WASHINGTON – The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) oversees two types of the practical training program for international students, curricular practical training
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At a glance DHS has begun conducting on-site inspections of F-1 STEM optional practical training (OPT) employment. The purpose of the inspections is
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Vergianti Agustini, freshly graduated from Macalester College, was looking forward to starting a job with the Brookings Institution come summer. She thought she
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WashTech has been in a long dispute with the Department of Homeland Security over the OPT program, but in July the US District Court for the District
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The plaintiffs may continue their challenge to the DHS’ authority to establish both STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) and standard post-completion OPT, the
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A federal district court has revived a lawsuit lodged in 2016 that challenges regulations allowing foreign students to be employed under Optional Practical
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