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Politics

United States moves to restrict visa length for foreign students, reporters

A student graduate wears a stole with the flags of US and El Salvador at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 27 [Brian Snyder/Reuters]

The administration of United States President Donald Trump is planning to shorten the amount of time foreign students, culture exchange participants and journalists are allowed to stay in the US.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Wednesday that the changes are necessary to crack down on “visa abuse” and facilitate the government’s ability to “vet and oversee” foreign visa holders.

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