Court blocks DHS plan to cap stays for foreign students and journalists

A Boston federal judge blocked the DHS from enforcing a rule that would cap how long foreign students (F visas) and journalists (I visas) may stay in the United States—four years for students and up to 240 days for journalists—finding the rule rested on weak rationales and failed to consider less burdensome alternatives, thereby preserving the long-standing duration-of-status system and preventing potential hundreds of millions in higher-education costs and enrollment declines at major universities.