Some schools, including the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley, have paused certain applications for work authorisations for international students.
Prospective students tour the University of California, Berkeley campus before beginning of the new semester, in Berkeley, California, US on Jun 8, 2023. (File photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria)
28 Aug 2026 01:01PM
(Updated: 28 Aug 2026 01:10PM)
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's administration has issued a memo for universities that seeks to restrict the issuance of certain internship work authorisations for international students, as the federal government warned that colleges not complying with the regulations may lose certification to enrol foreign students.The federal memo dated Aug 24 said the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which is part of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, has "observed a rise in Curricular Practical Training (CPT) authorisations that appear to violate regulatory requirements which permit CPT only where the training is an integral part of an established curriculum"."Failure to comply with SEVP regulations may result in an institution losing certification to enrol foreign students," the memo said.It resulted in some schools, including the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley, pausing certain applications for work authorisations for international students.
