RIN Data
| DHS/USICE | RIN: 1653-AA72 | Publication ID: Fall 2015 |
| Title: Improving and Expanding Training Opportunities for F-1 Nonimmigrant Students with STEM Degrees and Expanding Cap-Gap Relief for All F-1 Students With Pending H-1B Petitions | |
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Abstract:
The Department of Homeland Security is proposing a new rule to enhance opportunities for F-1 nonimmigrant students graduating with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) degree from an accredited school certified by U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), and to further their courses of study through optional practical training (OPT) with employers enrolled in the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS’) E-Verify employment verification program. The proposed rule would replace a 2008 interim final rule (IFR) that was invalidated and will be vacated on February 12, 2016, per a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on August 12, 2015, in the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security litigation.
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| Agency: Department of Homeland Security(DHS) | Priority: Economically Significant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
| Major: Yes | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 8 CFR 214 8 CFR 274a (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) | |
| Legal Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 8 U.S.C. 1103 8 U.S.C. 1182 8 U.S.C. 1184 8 U.S.C. 1221 8 U.S.C. 1281 and 1282 8 U.S.C. 1302 to 1305 | |
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Statement of Need: This proposed rule would enhance the academic experience of STEM OPT students, increase the overall competitiveness of U.S. educational institutions, and provide important benefits to the U.S. economy. |
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Anticipated Costs and Benefits: Not yet determined |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
| Federalism: No | |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
| International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
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Agency Contact: Katherine H. Westerlund Acting Section Chief, SEVP Policy, Student and Exchange Visitor Program Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Potomac Center North, STOP 5600, 500 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20536-5600 Phone:703 603-3400 Email: sevp@ice.dhs.gov Molly Stubbs ICE Regulatory Coordinator Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 500 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20536 Phone:202 732-6202 Email: molly.stubbs@ice.dhs.gov |
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