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Proposed DHS Rules Curbing Visas for International Students and Faculty Prompt Pushback from GAGE, Administration

By Harrison McBride November 6, 2020

Georgetown University administrators and organizations have called for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to retract new proposed rule changes to visa programs they say severely restrict the timeframe...

GU Signs Brief Supporting International Students

GU Signs Brief Supporting International Students

By Yalda Zarrabi December 6, 2019

Georgetown University joined over 100 other academic institutions in signing an amicus brief to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in support of temporary employment authorization...

@MCALEENAN/TWITTER | The Department of Homeland Security, under Kevin McAleenan, announced in September 2017 that it will be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Georgetown Signs Amicus Brief Supporting DACA

By Connor Brandi October 11, 2019

Georgetown University joined 18 other colleges and universities in filing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Oct. 7 in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The brief highlights...

@SECNIELSEN/TWITTER | Kevin McAleenan, the current commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is set to replace  Kirstjen Nielsen (SFS ’94), who resigned from her position as secretary of homeland security Sunday.

Alumna Kirstjen Nielsen Resigns as Homeland Security Secretary

By Myroslav April 7, 2019

Kirstjen Nielsen (SFS ’94) resigned from her position as secretary of homeland security Sunday, marking the 48th senior official to depart President Donald Trump’s administration. Nielsen has helmed...

Community Members Launch Defense of DACA

By Jesus Rodriguez September 1, 2017

Sen. Dick Durbin (SFS ’66, LAW ’69), a Democrat from Illinois, rose to the Senate floor Aug. 2 to tell the story of one of the more than 750,00 beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals...

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