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STEM Students and the OPT Program at Risk

April 19th, 2016 by Lette Berhe
STEM Students and the OPT Program at Risk

In August 2015, the US federal court ruled against the validity of  the US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2008 regulation update for the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. However, the court gave the DHS until February 10,  2016,  to begin the implementation of necessary changes. In January 2016, the court extended the date for…

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