Universities across the United States face heightened pressure as President Donald Trump's administration moves to restrict certain internship work approvals for foreign scholars, cautioning higher education institutions that non-compliance could cost them their eligibility to enroll international students.
In a memorandum dated August 24, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program—an operation within the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency—noted it has "observed a rise in Curricular Practical Training (CPT) authorizations that appear to violate regulatory requirements which permit CPT only where the training is an integral part of an established curriculum."
