January 4, 2026 in World
DHS Overhauls SEVIS: Major Data Expansion on Forms I-17 and I-20 Targets School Governance, Program Modalities, and F/M Student Tracking
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is implementing a comprehensive overhaul of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), significantly expanding data collection on SEVP-certified schools and F-1/M-1 international students. This revision to the existing information collection (OMB Control No. 1653-0038), detailed in the Federal Register …
