Washington, July 2 -- In a fresh policy move affecting international students, the Trump administration has revived a controversial proposal to limit how long foreign students and exchange visitors can remain in the United States. The plan, first introduced in 2020 during Donald Trump's initial term, aligns with his renewed push to tighten immigration controls and curb anti-Semitism on American college campuses.

Under the proposed rule, the current "duration of status" system-which allows F-1 student visa holders and J-1 exchange visitors to stay in the country as long as they remain enrolled full-time-would be replaced with fixed visa terms. Once the term expires, students would need to apply for extensions, significantly increasing bur...