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We are an alliance of American college and university leaders dedicated to increasing public understanding of how immigration policies and practices impact our students, campuses and communities.
Securing America’s Talent Pipeline: How Immigrant-Origin Students Power Higher Education
Immigration and international mobility are integral to the health of the U.S. higher education sector, the future of U.S. innovation, and the growth of our national economy. Alongside immigrant faculty and staff, immigrant-origin students advance groundbreaking research and contribute to learning environments that benefit all campus community members.
This report is based on data analysis commissioned by the Presidents’ Alliance and conducted by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). We explore the scope, demographic characteristics, and enrollment trends of the immigrant-origin student population, providing an important benchmark against which to assess future trends.
USCIS Policy Alert on Deferred Action and Possible Implications for DACA
On May 8, 2026, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new Policy Alert titled Deferred Action as an Extraordinary Use of Prosecutorial Discretion. The alert signals that USCIS has issued updated policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual emphasizing that deferred action is a limited and extraordinary form of prosecutorial discretion that should only be granted in compelling individual cases.
Although the policy alert addresses deferred action more broadly, this resource focuses primarily on the potential implications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), including how USCIS may apply discretion in pending and future DACA renewals.
Coalition Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Rule Ending Duration of Status
On August 18, NAFSA: Association of International Educators; the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration; the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts (AICUM); the American Federation Of Teachers (AFT); Graduate Labor Organization, AFT Local 6516 (GLO); International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW); United Auto Workers Local 2322; and The NewsGuild-CWA filed a complaint and a motion for preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) final rule ending the Duration of Status (D/S) framework for international students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign media.
Higher Ed Immigration Portal
An initiative that integrates data, policies, resources, and effective practices about DACA and undocumented, other immigrant, international, and refugee students to fuel change at the federal, state, and campus level, and build a diverse movement of partners.
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Latest Updates from Presidents' Alliance
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Presidents’ Alliance Submits Comments on DHS’s Proposed Rule to Impose $103K Fee on Certain H-1B Petitions
September 25, 2026press
Plaintiffs’ Statement on Nationwide Preliminary Relief in Duration of Status Lawsuit
September 14, 2026press
Presidents’ Alliance, TheDream.US and MALDEF React to Latest Four DOJ Lawsuits Against State Tuition Equity Policies
September 11, 2026press
Court Hears Arguments on DHS Rule Ending Duration of Status for International Students
September 3, 2026press
