AAU joined ACE and 31 other higher education organizations in writing to USCIS expressing concern for the interim final rule on "Strengthening the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Classification Program."
AAU joined 22 other organizations in writing a letter US Department of Labor on DOL High Skilled Wage Rule.
AAU, COGR, APLU, ACE, and AAMC shared draft comments in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking about the review of controls on certain foundational technologies
AAU joined 23 other higher education associations to file two amicus briefs supporting litigation filed in Northern California’s federal court to enjoin the both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) H1B Visa Rule and the Department of Labor (DOL) Wage Rule
A group of 50 Democratic members of Congress sent comments to DHS to express concern that the rule would “introduce needless administrative paperwork into an already overburdened system without meaningfully improving program integrity.”
The Compete America Coalition, of which AAU is a member, sent a letter to USCIS in response to the recent duration of status NPRM.
AAU joined 82 other organizations in signing on to ACE's comment letter to USCIS regarding the Duration of Status NPRM.
Rep. Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA) is circulating a sign-on letter to express concerns with the Department of Homeland Security’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking on “Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media.”
AAU recommends the NPRM be withdrawn as it would create significant procedural uncertainty for international students and universities and introduce an unnecessary, costly, and burdensome extension of stay process to the detriment of our nation’s ability to attract and retain talent.
AAU joined ACE and eight other higher education associations on a letter to House and Senate leaders urging them to provide at least $120 billion in new federal pandemic aid for colleges and universities.