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New Immigration Rule Will End Or Restrict Student Practical Training

Release Date
2025-11-11
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Forbes
Summary
The Trump administration is preparing a new rule that could significantly restrict or even eliminate Optional Practical Training (OPT) and STEM OPT for international students, potentially by late 2025 or early 2026. OPT allows students to work in the U.S. for 12 months after graduation, while STEM OPT provides an additional 24 months. Critics of these programs argue they allow students to transition to H-1B visas and may disadvantage U.S. workers.

Key figures such as Stephen Miller and USCIS officials have long opposed OPT and are seen as driving efforts to end or severely limit it. If outright elimination is not possible, the administration may instead impose new compliance burdens, salary requirements, or tighter oversight that would make OPT harder to use.

Economists and universities warn that removing or restricting OPT would discourage international students from studying in the U.S., harm innovation and productivity, and reduce economic growth. Multiple studies show that OPT does not reduce job opportunities for American workers and contributes positively to the U.S. economy.

This policy direction also contradicts Donald Trump's 2024 statements suggesting that international graduates should be allowed to stay and work in the U.S. automatically.
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