A US federal judge has put the Trump administration's visa duration rule on hold nationwide. The order shields students, journalists and exchange visitors while a broader court challenge proceeds.

Under the proposed new rules, foreigners on student visas would be admitted for a maximum of up to four years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A federal judge in Boston blocked a Trump administration rule that would have capped how long foreign students, exchange visitors and journalists could stay in the US. The court said DHS had offered exceptionally weak reasoning and warned the change could hit universities and the wider economy.

WASHINGTON, Sept 15: A US federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule imposing stricter limits on the duration of visas for foreign students and journalists, providing relief to international students, including those from India. The preliminary injunction issued by Massachusetts district judge F Dennis Saylor IV came a day before the new rules […]

A Boston judge blocked Trump’s immigration rule that limited foreign students’ and journalists’ stay, citing weak DHS reasoning and economic harm.