2026年8月18日 21:10 UTC 更新于2小时前 / 路透社
作者：贾斯珀·沃德
2026年2月15日摄于美国华盛顿东南部美国国土安全部大楼前的标识。路透社/肯·塞德诺 获取授权转载
摘要
新规将于9月15日生效
团体称新规对大学而言是“灾难性”的，并称其为对记者的攻击
国土安全部称该诉讼是“作秀”
华盛顿8月18日路透电 —— 由多个工会和维权团体组成的联盟于周二起诉联邦政府，试图叫停一项将限制外国学生和记者无需申请延期即可留美时长的新规。
这项由唐纳德·特朗普总统任内的国土安全部出台的新规，为外国学生持有的F类签证、允许参与文化交流项目并赴美工作的J类签证，以及针对媒体从业人员的I类签证设定了固定期限。目前上述签证的有效期可根据项目或美国境内的雇佣时长而定。
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根据这项将于9月15日生效的新规定，学生和交流访问者签证的有效期将不超过四年。目前可多年有效发放的记者签证，有效期将最多为240天，而针对中国籍记者的签证有效期则为90天。
在向马萨诸塞州联邦地区法院提起的诉讼中，相关团体表示，这些调整对大学、国际学生和学者而言将是“灾难性”的。美国新闻工会-通讯工人协会主席乔恩·施洛伊瑟称，这是对记者的攻击。该工会代表了路透社旗下众多美国记者。
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“这些措施将打消外国学生和其他非移民入境美国的意愿，他们将无法忍受在学业中途丧失合法移民身份的前景，”团体在诉讼中表示。
“学生将错失机会，学校将流失人才，公众也将损失由美国顶级出口产业之一——教育业——所带来的数十亿美元经济贡献。”
国土安全部发言人称该诉讼是“作秀”。
“如果媒体真的关心合法的国际学生，他们应该感谢特朗普总统打击了猖獗的签证欺诈行为，确保只有真正打算赴美求学的人才拥有这项特权，”该发言人说道，但并未为所称的欺诈行为提供证据。
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Unions, advocacy groups sue to overturn US visa rule for foreign students, journalists
August 18, 2026 9:10 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago / Reuters
By Jasper Ward
A view of the sign in front of US Homeland Security Department in South East Washington, D.C., U.S. February 15, 2026. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno Purchase Licensing Rights
Summary
Rule goes into effect September 15
Groups call rule ‘catastrophic’ for universities and attack on journalists
DHS describes lawsuit as ‘performative’
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – A coalition of unions and advocacy groups sued the federal government on Tuesday seeking to block a rule that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can remain in the U.S. without applying for extensions.
The new rule from President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security creates a fixed time period for F visas for international students, J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programs to work in the U.S., and I visas for members of the media. Those visas are currently available for the duration of the program or employment in the U.S.
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Under the new regulations, set to take effect on September 15, the student and exchange visa periods would be no longer than four years. The visa for journalists, which currently can last years, would be up to 240 days or, in the case of Chinese nationals, 90 days.
In the lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the groups said the changes would be “catastrophic” for universities, international students and scholars and the U.S. NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss described it as an attack on journalists. The NewsGuild represents many U.S. journalists at Reuters.
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“They will discourage foreign students and other nonimmigrants from coming to the United States, repelled by the intolerable prospect of losing lawful immigration status partway through their studies,” the groups said in the lawsuit.
“Students will lose opportunities, schools will lose talent, and the public will lose billions of dollars of economic contributions supported by one of the United States’ top exports: education.”
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson called the lawsuit “performative.”
“If the media really cared about legitimate international students, they would be thanking President Trump for cracking down on the rampant fraud to ensure only those truly intending to study in the United States are given the privilege,” the spokesperson said, without providing evidence for the alleged fraud.
Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by David Gregorio
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