nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||ICE Confirms New Foreign Students Can't Take Online-Only Course Loads In The U.S.||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The agency confirmed on Friday that guidance granting visa flexibility to international students only applies to those who were actively enrolled at a U.S. school on March 9.

ICE, a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, has issued guidelines preventing newly enrolled international students from studying in the U.S. if their colleges are operating only online this fall.



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ICE Confirms New Foreign Students Can't Take Online-Only Course Loads In The U.S.

The agency confirmed on Friday that guidance granting visa flexibility to international students only applies to those who were actively enrolled at a U.S. school on March 9.