Reorganization of U.S. Agencies Leaves Colleges Worried About How Foreign Students Will Be Treated

By MICHAEL ARNONE

Without much fanfare, the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service was scheduled to be dissolved on March 1 and its duties transferred to the new Department of Homeland Security.

The change is causing concern among some college officials who fear that the new department will pull colleges in opposite directions between two bureaus within the agency. Moreover, they worry that the department's drive to enforce immigration laws will push government officials to treat foreign students

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Colliding Deadlines May Create a 'Perfect Storm' for International-Student Offices - August 1, 2003
Clamping Down on Student-Visa Fraud - May 9, 2003
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Homeland Security Dept. Seeks $100 Fee From Foreign Students - November 7, 2003

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