On Jan. 23, 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) additional time–until May 10, 2016–before the court’s vacatur of the
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WashTech Opposes DHS’s Request for Additional Time to Finalize STEM OPT Rule
By Patricia A. Elmas ˘ on
The Washington Alliance of Technology Workers (WashTech) filed a response on Jan. 11, 2016, in opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) request to extend the deadline to implement…
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DHS Seeks Additional Extension for STEM OPT Rule Beyond Feb. 12, 2016
By Jennifer Hermansky on
In August 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia determined that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) improperly promulgated the regulation allowing the 17-month STEM extension for…
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Summary: Notice of Proposed Rule for STEM OPT Extension
By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on
On October 19, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) issued the long awaited notice of proposed rulemaking to amend its F-1 nonimmigrant student visa regulations to allow for an extension…
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