Under the proposed new rules, foreigners on student visas would be admitted for a maximum of up to four years. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A federal judge in Boston blocked a Trump administration rule that would have capped how long foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists could stay in the US. The court said DHS had offered exceptionally weak reasoning and warned the change could hit universities and the wider economy.

U.S. Judge blocks Trump's visa duration limits for foreign students and journalists, citing weak rationale from the DHS.