Trump administration rescinds rule on foreign students

COLLIN BINKLEY

AP Education Writer

BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration has rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer schools or leave the country if their colleges hold classes entirely online this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the decision as a court hearing was getting underway on a challenge to the rule by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

A federal judge scheduled arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration policy requiring internati...