STATES AGAINST VISA POLICY 17 States and DC File Lawsuit Against New Student Visa Policy
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NEW YORK • WASHINGTON D.C. • CHICAGO • ATLANTA • CALIFORNIA VOL 26, No. 1345 July 17, 2020 50¢ Periodical Postage STATES AGAINST VISA POLICY 17 States and DC file lawsuit against new student visa policy Army chief visits forward areas, reviews security Dr Sudhakar Jonnalagadda Details on page 6 Dr. Sudhakar takes oath as US rejects Chinese AAPI President claims in South Details on page 17 China Sea Details on page 7 'Indian Idol' to have online Google to invest audition Rs 75,000 crore Details on page 9 in India Details on page 10 CONTENTS Bollywood -------------------------- 30 WASHINGTON: As many as 17 states and the Dis- lawful action to expel international students amidst Classifieds ------------------------ 33 trict of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Monday (13 July) the pandemic that has wrought death and disruption Community Post -------------- 17-22 against the new temporary visa policy for interna- across the United States". Edit Page --------------------------- 32 tional students announced by the Trump administra- The lawsuit seeks an injunction to stop the entire Horoscope ------------------------- 28 Immigration Post ---------------- 23 This week’s question tion as part of its efforts to restrict international travel rule from going into effect. Life Style ------------------------ 14-15 Will China back off from in view of the coronavirus pandemic. In its July 6 order, the ICE declared that nonimmi- South China Sea? Philosophy/Perspective ------- 29 The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court in Massa- grant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operat- Last week’s result Info/Highlights ---------------------- 4 chusetts against the Department of Homeland Secu- ing entirely online or taking only online courses will Real Estate ---------------------- 2-25 Can China be trusted with the agreement to pullback? rity (DHS) and US Immigration and Customs Enforce- not be permitted to take a full course load and re- TechBiz Post ------------------ 10-11 Travel & Hospitality Post -------- 16 YES 4% NO 96% ment (ICE), challenges what the 18 attorneys general main in the United States. call the federal government's "cruel, abrupt, and un- Cont’d on page 5 Wellness Post ---------------- 12-13 2 India Post July 17, 2020 www.indiapost.com July 17, 2020 India Post 3 www.indiapost.com 4 India Post July 17, 2020 www.indiapost.com India Post Newsweekly www.indiapost.com The Weekly Newspaper Serving Indians Worldwide Mission Statement Romesh & Sunita Japra Publishers To empower the Indian Diaspora and make their voice strong and effective in countries of their adoption. 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Of them, students enrolled and protecting the change by ICE to reverse the guidance forts to restrict international travel in 1,26,132 were males and 68,405 fe- health and safety of their campuses. issued on March 13 that recognized view of the coronavirus pandemic. males. "Massachusetts is home to thou- the COVID-19 public health emer- The lawsuit, filed in the US District gency, provided flexibility for schools Court in Massachusetts against the De- and allowed international students partment of Homeland Security (DHS) with F-1 and M-1 visas to take classes and US Immigration and Customs En- online for the duration of the emer- forcement (ICE), challenges what the 18 gency. attorneys general call the federal The lawsuit also alleges that the government's "cruel, abrupt, and unlaw- new rule imposes a significant eco- ful action to expel international stu- nomic harm by precluding thousands dents amidst the pandemic that has of international students