International Students Denied US Entry Under New Visa Rules: Court Documents

Students and pedestrians walk through the Yard at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., on March 10, 2020. Brian Snyder/Reuters

WASHINGTON—International students have already been denied entry to the United States under new Trump administration rules that bar them from the country if their schools hold all classes online amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a court document filed on Sunday.

The “friend of the court” brief, written by dozens of universities and colleges, was filed in support of a lawsuit brought by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) seeking to block immigration rules issued on July 6 that blindsided academic institutions across the country.