ASSU international student roundtable coincides with federal court hearing on internship eligibility

The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) hosted an international student roundtable on Thursday, to discuss students’ eligibility for internships in the U.S. The Trump administration sent a memo in August directing universities to authorize off-campus work permits for international students only when an internship is an integral part of a student’s curriculum. Four higher education groups brought on a lawsuit against the administration regarding the memo, including the Association of American Universities (AAU), of which Stanford is a founding member. The plaintiffs asked the court to block this action, which they say reversed a federal position that had stood for more than 35 years and effectively ended the Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program that authorizes elective, for-credit internships for international students. A federal judge in Massachusetts heard arguments on Friday in Association of American Universities v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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