136 Congressmen, 30 Senators seek reversal of US decision on int'l students

The administration should consider the wisdom of these earlier exemptions and cease the finalisation of their modifications, the Congressmen wrote in the letter

A group of 30 US Senators and 136 Congressmen -- all from the Democratic Party---has urged the President Donald Trump-led administration to reverse its order that bars international students from staying in the country if they do not have in-person classes to attend next semester.

In separate letters to Acting Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf and Acting Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Matthew Albence, the lawmakers expressed concern over the ICE's recently announced modifications to the Student Exchange and Visitor Program (SEVP).

In its July 6 order, the ICE declared that nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools