A pause on Optional Practical Training (OPT) is forcing thousands of international students, including many Iranians, to leave the U.S. within 60 days of graduation. This policy, stemming from national security concerns, is impacting students who face active conflict or state repression if they return to their home countries.
Iranian students urge Congressman to lift pause on work authorization affecting international students.
The pause on work authorization impacts thousands of international students.
Earlier this month, 13 UC Santa Barbara Iranian graduate students, researchers and alumni signed a letter requesting 24th District Congressman Salud Carbajal’s help in lifting a pause on a postgraduate work authorization program affecting thousands of international students nationwide.
The letter calls on Carbajal to submit congressional inquiries on behalf of signees with “pending OPT or related immigration applications.” Shengyu Zhang / Daily Nexus
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