US judge blocks Trump limits on duration of visas for foreign students, journalists

BOSTON: A federal judge on Monday blocked US President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new rule that would limit how long foreign students ​and journalists can remain in the US without applying for extensions. US District Judge F. Dennis Saylor in Boston ruled in favor of a coalition of unions and higher education advocacy groups a day before the Department of Homeland Security’s rule was set to take effect. Saylor said DHS adopted the policy based on “exceptionally weak” ratio