US unions sue over new visa rule for foreign students, journalists

New rule caps student and exchange visas to four years, while most journalist visas will be limited to 240 days.Published On 19 Aug 202619 Aug 2026A coalition of unions and advocacy groups in the United States has sued the federal government, seeking to block a rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the country without applying for extensions.In the lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts on Tuesday, the groups said the changes would be “catastrophic” for universities, international students and scholars.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump proposes new H-1B visa process prioritising highly skilled workerslist 2 of 4Trump limits length of visas for students, exchange visitors, journalistslist 3 of 4Trump signs new executive orders seeking to limit US birthright citizenshiplist 4 of 4Trump administration has revoked over 175,000 visas: US State Departmentend of listThe Department of Homeland Security’s new rule creates a fixed time period for the F visas for international students, the J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programmes to work in the US, and I visas for members of the me...