Federal Court Blocks the New F-1 Rule One Day Before It Took Effect

Sep152026

Federal Court Blocks the New F-1 Rule One Day Before It Took Effect

On Employment-Based Immigration, F-1 International students- CPT/OPT and STEM OPT, Immigration Blog,

by Chris Prescott

One day before it was set to take effect, a federal district court blocked the DHS rule ending “duration of status” (D/S) for F-1, J-1, and I nonimmigrants. On September 14, 2026, Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV (D. Mass.) entered a nationwide preliminary injunction barring DHS and ICE from implementing the rule while the litigation...

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Aug192026

Federal Lawsuit filed to block new F-1 Rule

On Employment-Based Immigration, F-1 International students- CPT/OPT and STEM OPT, Immigration Blog,

by Chris Prescott

On August 18, 2026, a coalition of university groups and labor unions filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block the rule ending duration of status that I wrote about last month. They filed a motion for a preliminary injunction along with the complaint. The lawsuit claims that DHS...

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