WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Sixteen attorneys general submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security opposing its Proposed Rule concerning nonimmigrant academic students and exchange visitors. The rule, published on August 28, 2025, aims to establish a fixed time period of admission and a rather rigorous extension of stay procedure that critics fear will severely disrupt international student enrollment and undermine the quality of American higher education. In their st  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Society of Academic Urologists, East Dundee, Illinois, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) expressing strong opposition to a proposed change that would limit J-1 visa holders in urology residency programs to a four-year stay without requiring a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) extension. The organization argues that this change could hinder the training and availability of urologists in the United Stat  more