Trump cracks down on international student work visas
US President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after disembarking Air Force One at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas, US, August 27, 2026.
Some have paused certain work authorization applications for international students
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President Donald Trump's administration has issued a memo for universities that seeks to restrict issuance of certain internship work authorisations for international students as the federal government warned that colleges not complying with the regulations may lose certification to enroll foreign students.
The federal memo dated August 24 said the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which is part of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, has "observed a rise in Curricular Practical Training (CPT) authorisations that appear to violate regulatory requirements which permit CPT only where the training is an integral part of an established curriculum."
