Save Optional Practical Training for Foreign Students

Cyrus Mehta on the Insightful Immigration Blog considers some litigation that may interest our readers.  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) promulgated the F-1 STEM optional practical training (OPT) benefit, with the publication of the “24-month STEM OPT Rule” that became effective on May 10, 2016. See 81 FR 13039. This rule has been the subject of contentious litigation.  The Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) filed suit against both the 24-month STEM OPT rule and the standard 12-month post-completion OPT rule in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Check out the link above for analysis of teh litigation.

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