DHS is investigating after a large number of students from Bangladesh enrolled in Washington State community colleges and failed to show up for classes.

The DHS has confirmed that Ukrainian citizens living in the US continuously since March 1, 2022, will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced it will withdraw a proposed rule to limit the time international students can remain in the US.

The DHS received more than 32,000 comments over its proposed duration of stay policy which would limit the time international students can remain in the US.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has confirmed that newly enrolled international students on fully online courses will "likely not be able to obtain" F-1 or M-1 visas, to the dismay of many in the sector.

As reports reveal another 90 international students impacted, lawyers claim some were duped into violating immigration rules in "pay-to-stay" scandal in Detroit, MI. Meanwhile, six of the recruiters are sentenced to jail.

A fake university set up by the DHS in a bid to catch out visa overstayers could erode the confidence of genuine international students looking to study in the US.

Speaking with The PIE News , educators, agents and accreditation bodies have said the arrests of 21 education counsellors for visa fraud earlier this month highlights the need for due diligence on both sides of the recruitment process.