The AFT, the UAW, The NewsGuild-CWA (TNG-CWA), and other unions and organizations have filed a lawsuit over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rule ending the “duration of status” framework for international students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign media.
The complaint argues that the final rule violates the Administrative Procedure Act, and alleges that DHS provided an inadequate public comment period and exceeded its statutory authority.
“International students and scholars shouldn’t have to navigate an immigration system designed to disrupt their education, research, and lives,” said UAW President Shawn Fain. “The UAW is joining this legal action to challenge this discriminatory and short-sighted rule and proudly stands with international workers and scholars fighting for the stability and protections they deserve.”
“The United States once again is breaking the law for its own political purposes and, in doing so, is hurting Americans and American enterprise,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten. “And it’s using international students—who we’ve welcomed here to help us—as its pawns.…We stand united with our higher education members, international and American alike, so they can continue to make U.S. colleges and universities the envy of the world.”
“In addition to attacking international students and scholars, the Trump administration is again attacking journalists by also shortening the duration of I Visas, which support the important work of international journalists working in the United States,” said TNG-CWA President Jon Schleuss. “Our democracy depends on journalism and journalism depends on journalists of all stripes. We are proud to stand with other partners and fight these illegal rule changes intended to weaken our democracy.”
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