ISSS News
- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on April 9, 2025, that they would begin considering an individual’s “antisemitic activity on social media and the physical harassment of Jewish individuals as grounds for denying
- Effective May 7, 2025, travelers in the U.S. must present a REAL ID-compliant form of identification to board domestic flights. Below are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions to help you prepare for this new requirement. Since
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a rule on March 12, 2025, announcing a new registration requirement. Among other things, the new rule requires minor dependents in nonimmigrant visa status – such as but not limited to F-2, J-2 and H-4
- Chris Hertel and Amrine Obermueller from the International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) office traveled to Washington, D.C. on April 2 to advocate on behalf of international students and the future of global education in the United States.
- International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and campus leadership are aware that the federal government’s terminations of international students’ visa status throughout the country are causing anxiety and uncertainty among international
- International students and scholars planning to travel outside the United States should carefully consider the complexities of U.S. immigration laws. ISSS, with support from university and campus leadership, urges international visa holders to
- Presidential Executive Order Regarding Additional Measures to Combat Antisemitism President Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 29, 2025, which in part requested within 60 days of the order the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
- Presidential Executive Order Regarding Gender IdeologyPresident Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20, 2025, requiring, among other things,  that federal agencies make changes so that U.S. government-issued identification
- President Trump signed amendments to the Laken Riley Act into law on Jan. 29, requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain individuals unlawfully present in the United States who have been charged with, arrested for,
- Recent presidential executive orders have resulted in increased focus on immigration compliance. Given this, it is important to highlight two general requirements to maintain lawful immigration status.Nonimmigrants (visa holders) and lawful