Federal Court Grants Extension of Current STEM OPT Rules Through May 10, 2016
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the Department of Homeland Security’s request for an additional three months to implement new STEM OPT regulations. In August 2015, the Court vacated the current STEM OPT regulations for failing to comply with the notice and comment requirements of the Administrative Procedures Act. The Court’s August 2015 holding stayed the invalidation of current STEM OPT regulations through February 12, 2016 – in o