2026年8月19日 美国东部时间凌晨12:47 / 福克斯新闻
美国国土安全部新规将于9月15日起将学生签证时长上限设为4年，并将记者签证时长限制在240天以内
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多个工会和维权组织于周二提起诉讼，试图阻止特朗普政府实施新的签证限制措施。这些限制将限定外国学生和记者无需申请延期即可留在美国的时长。
美国国土安全部的新规为持F类签证的国际学生、持J类签证的交流访问者以及持I类签证的外国记者设定了固定的入境停留期限。
目前，上述类别的签证持有人通常可在其学业、交流项目或合格媒体任务期间留在美国，而非受固定日期限制。
根据这项将于9月15日生效的新规，持F类签证的学生和持J类签证的交流访问者的入境停留时长将与项目时长一致，单次停留不得超过4年，如需停留更长时间则必须申请延期。
特朗普政府计划对在美留学外国学生实施4年停留限制
多个工会和维权组织提起诉讼，试图阻止特朗普政府实施针对外国学生和记者的签证限制措施。（吉姆·沃森 / 法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
目前多数持I类签证的外国记者可停留多年，新规将其停留时长限制为240天；而持中国大陆护照（不含香港、澳门特别行政区护照）的I类签证记者，入境停留时长通常最多为90天。记者可申请延长停留，最长可延至240天，持中国大陆护照的相关记者则最多可延至90天，但延长后的总停留时长不得超过其媒体任务时长。
在诉讼中，该联合组织表示，这些新变化对美国的大学、国际学生、学者以及美国自身都将是“灾难性的”。
这些组织在诉讼中称：“这些限制会让外国学生和其他非移民签证持有者不愿前往美国，他们无法忍受在学业中途失去合法移民身份的糟糕前景。”
新规并未要求国际学生在4年内完成学业；就读长期项目的学生可申请延长停留时间。此外，新规还对转学和教育目标变更施加了新限制，其中一些限制会影响部分研究生。
值得注意的是，外国学生通常需支付更高的学费且获得的奖学金机会更少，因此如果新规导致国际学生入学人数下降，可能会对美国大学造成财务冲击。
这项新规将于9月15日生效。（安娜·莫尼梅克/盖蒂图片社）
“学生将失去机会，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——所带来的数十亿美元经济贡献，”诉状中写道。
美国国土安全部称该诉讼是“作秀”，辩称这些新规将打击签证欺诈，但未提供所谓欺诈行为的证据。
国土安全部表示，固定的入境停留期限将使移民官员能够定期评估签证持有人是否继续符合其签证身份的要求。
国土安全部一位发言人在给路透社的声明中表示：“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猖獗的签证欺诈行为，确保只有真正打算在美国学习的人才能获得这一特权。”
代表美国数千名媒体从业人员的美国新闻工会-通信工人协会主席乔恩·施勒斯称该新规是对记者的攻击。
特朗普出人意料地为在美中国留学生辩护，令移民强硬派震惊
美国国土安全部称该诉讼是“作秀”。（摄影：吉姆·沃森 / 法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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施勒斯在一份声明中表示：“除了攻击国际学生和学者，特朗普政府还通过缩短I类签证的停留时长再次攻击记者，而I类签证支持着在美国工作的国际记者开展重要工作。”“我们的第一修正案明确表明，美国应该成为自由新闻的捍卫者，而非反对者。这些新规只是本届政府试图压制有才华的记者进行报道的又一次尝试。”
“我们的民主依赖于新闻业，而新闻业依赖于各类记者。我们很自豪能与其他伙伴站在一起，对抗这些旨在削弱我们民主的非法新规。”他补充道。
国土安全部此前曾表示，要求外国人员延长停留需定期接受评估，将使该机构能够进行“适当监督”，并减少持签证滞留美国的人数。
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Trump admin sued over visa time restrictions for foreign students, journalists
August 19, 2026 12:47am EDT / Fox News
The DHS rule would cap student visas at four years and limit journalist visas to 240 days starting September 15
By Landon Mion Fox News
A group of unions and advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block the Trump administration from enforcing new visa restrictions that would limit how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the U.S. without applying for extensions.
The Department of Homeland Security’s rule creates fixed periods of admission for people in F status as international students, J status as exchange visitors and I status as foreign journalists.
People in those classifications generally have been admitted for the duration of their studies, exchange programs or qualifying media assignments rather than until a fixed date.
Under the new rule, set to take effect on September 15, F students and J exchange visitors generally would be admitted for the length of their program, for no more than four years at a time, and would have to seek an extension to remain longer.
TRUMP ADMIN PLANS TO IMPOSE 4-YEAR LIMITS FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS STUDYING IN US
A group of unions and advocacy groups filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from enforcing new visa restrictions on foreign students and journalists.(Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
The period of admission for most foreign journalists in I status, which currently can last years, would be limited to 240 days, while I-status journalists presenting PRC passports, excluding Hong Kong and Macau SAR passport holders, generally would be admitted for up to 90 days. Journalists may seek extensions of up to 240 days, or 90 days for the covered PRC passport holders, but no longer than the length of their assignment.
In the lawsuit, the coalition said the new changes would be “catastrophic” for universities, international students and scholars and the U.S.
“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.
The rule does not require international students to complete their studies within four years; students in longer programs may apply to extend their stay. It separately imposes new restrictions on transfers and changes in educational objectives, including limits affecting some graduate-level students.
Foreign students, notably, typically pay more tuition and receive fewer scholarship opportunities, meaning the proposed rule may have a financial impact on U.S. colleges if it leads to a dip in international enrollment.
The new rule is set to take effect on September 15.(Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“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,” the complaint reads.
The Department of Homeland Security dismissed the lawsuit as “performative,” arguing that the changes would root out fraud without offering evidence of the alleged fraud.
DHS has said the fixed periods of admission will allow immigration officials to periodically assess whether visa holders continue to comply with the terms of their status.
“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,” a department spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.
NewsGuild-CWA President Jon Schleuss, whose organization represents thousands of media members in the U.S., called the rule an attack on journalists.
TRUMP JOLTS IMMIGRATION HAWKS WITH SURPRISING DEFENSE OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN USA
The Department of Homeland Security dismissed the lawsuit as “performative.”(Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
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“In addition to attacking international students and scholars, the Trump administration is again attacking journalists by also shortening the duration of I Visas, which support the important work of international journalists working in the United States,” Schleuss said in a statement. “Our First Amendment makes it clear that the United States is supposed to be a champion of a free press, not an opponent. These rule changes are just another attempt by this administration to chill reporting done by talented journalists.”
“Our democracy depends on journalism and journalism dependents on journalists of all stripes. We are proud to stand with other partners and fight these illegal rule changes intended to weaken our democracy,” he added.
DHS previously said that requiring regular assessments for foreigners to remain in the U.S. for a longer period would allow the agency to conduct “proper oversight” and reduce the number of people in the country on visas.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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