The federal government has not accused Khalil of breaking any laws. Instead, they have
the visas of Chinese students. Having completed a masters degree in science and management, he is thinking about moving to Europe. Or going home to China.“I am worried about working here,” said Zeng, 30. “You never know what’s going to happen.”
Many international students come to the U.S. with hopes of gaining work experience and returning to their home countries or pursuing a career in the U.S. But the administration’s intensifying scrutiny of international students — and signs that formal career pathways for them may be closed — are leading some to reconsider their plans.Beyond the steps the administration already has taken — expanding the grounds forto study in the U.S., adding
for student visas, moving toat Harvard — a key nominee has raised the possibility of ending a program that encourages international students to stay and gain work experience.
About 240,000 of the 1.1 million people on student visas in the U.S. are on Optional Practical Training — a one-year post-graduation period where they are authorized to work in fields related to their degrees. It can last up to three years for graduates in science, math and technology fields.
President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, said during his confirmation hearing on May 21 that he would like to see an end to post-graduate work authorization for international students.rejecting a Vatican declaration to allow priests to offer spontaneous, non-liturgical blessings to same-sex couples seeking God’s grace.
That statement, seen as a rebuke of Francis, asserted that same-sex unions were “contrary to the will of God.” It cited biblical teaching condemning homosexuality and asserted that same-sex relations are “contradictory to cultural norms” in Africa.But it is Sarah, the Guinean cardinal who is the Vatican’s former liturgy chief, who posed a more public challenge to Francis.
A favorite of traditionalists, Sarah prefers silent prayer and is an adherent of the old Latin Mass. He is a staunch defender of longstanding doctrinal faith.After Francis in 2021 reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict had relaxed, Sarah responded with tweets quoting Benedict’s original 2007 law to relax the restrictions. His posts were accompanied by a photo of Benedict wearing the red cape that Francis had eschewed the night of his election.