U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) unveiled the directive earlier this month — a move widely seen as a way to pressure administrators to reopen their campuses. Because officials have dropped the order, foreign students, at least for now, will be permitted to take their courses fully online.
A federal judge announced the administration had backed away from the policy during a court hearing Tuesday, according to news reports.
The reversal followed harsh and immediate criticism from all corners of higher ed, as well as among Democratic lawmakers and state officials.
