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The Trump administration seeks to restrict internships for foreign students, by compelling universities to tighten compliance with existing rules.

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00:00The Trump administration seeks to restrict internships for foreign students by compelling
00:04universities to tighten compliance with existing rules. It says some universities have loosely
00:10granted internship work authorizations and warns they may now be barred from enrolling
00:14foreign students if caught with rule violations. A federal memo dated August 24 states that
00:20ICE's Student and Exchange Visitor Program has noticed a rise in Curricular Practical
00:24Training or CPT authorizations that appear to violate the rule that an internship must
00:29be authorized only if it is an integral part of the student's established curriculum.
00:33The administration then threatens to cancel the certification that allows a university
00:37to take on foreign students. ICE's parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security,
00:42says this serves as a warning to schools and employers who, quote, abuse this generous system.
00:47The memo has prompted some universities to pause some international students' applications for
00:52work authorizations. These include the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University
00:57of California, Berkeley.
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