On June 5th, a federal judge vacated several USCIS policies affecting foreign nationals from countries and areas subject to the current travel ban. This includes the USCIS pause on adjudicating benefits requests such as OPT, STEM OPT, change of status, etc. from citizens of countries impacted by a travel ban.聽 You can view the full decision . 聽The ruling requires USCIS to resume adjudicating paused benefits requests.
This is a developing story, so things could change. There is currently no published timeline for when processing will resume, and USCIS may appeal this decision. If you have questions about how this ruling could impact your F or J status, please contact your ISSS advisor. ISSS will continue to monitor developments and provide updates as additional information becomes available.