<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Dear Colleagues, </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px"><font face="Arial">Message: Today – Monday, 14 September 2026 – we learned that a US District Court rendered a ruling on the lawsuit filed by International Education Organizations asking for a preliminary injunction in response to Department of Homeland Security’s Final Rule Eliminating Duration of Status (D/S), which was to go into effect on Tuesday, 15 September 2026.  </font><span style="font-family:Arial">The judge ruled today that that effective date of the Final Rule has been postponed until the court issues a further order.  </span><font face="Arial">The D/S rule would have given students and scholars a fixed end-date to remain in the US, not to exceed four years.  Without the rule, students and scholars may continue to remain in the US as long as they have a valid immigration form I-20 or DS-2019.  </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px"><font face="Arial">International Affairs will keep you updated as more details become available.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;font-family:AvenirNext-Regular;line-height:18.4px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">View the judge's <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74661796/51/presidents-alliance-on-higher-education-and-immigration-v-united-states/" target="_blank">r</a><a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74661796/51/presidents-alliance-on-higher-education-and-immigration-v-united-states/" target="_blank">uling on D/S Final Rule.</a></font></p></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in"><font color="#595959" face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Regards, </b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89)"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(68,114,196)">Kelly</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89)"> </span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89)">Kelly Eldridge Hinosawa</span></b><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><i><span style="color:rgb(89,89,89)">Associate Director</span></i><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)"> </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">International Students and Scholars | International Affairs   </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">University of California, Riverside</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">IA Front Desk: <a href="tel:+19518274113" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">+1-951-827-4113</span></a> | <a href="mailto:Kelly.hinoswa@ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Kelly.hinosawa@ucr.edu</span></a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">International Students and Scholars Website:  <a href="https://international.ucr.edu/" title="https://international.ucr.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">https://international.ucr.edu/</span></a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucr.iss/" title="https://www.instagram.com/ucr.iss/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">ISS Instagram</span></a>   |   <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucrinternationalaffairs/" title="https://www.instagram.com/ucrinternationalaffairs/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">IA Instagram</span></a>   |   <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ucreducationabroad/" title="https://www.instagram.com/ucreducationabroad/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">EA Instagram</span></a>   |   <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ucreducationabroad/" title="https://www.facebook.com/ucreducationabroad/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">EA Facebook</span></a>  </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><img src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wc5t7WTENycleJZKN4Zriz0UkwW8GvxBXW1Z1Lkmw0qhAE_4o4KD9I7i1hbEN0tg_pe6vvoE3NVFEF"></font><br></p></div></div></div></div>