OPT extension timeline

好像大家都有点忘了此事了，其实，还是悬在大家头上一把剑呢 ，发个timeline
http://www.happyschools.com/stem-opt-extension-updates/


STEM OPT Extension Events Timeline
Aug 12, 2015 – Federal Court Vacates STEM OPT Extension Rule
Sep 11, 2015 – White House Petition Reaches 100,000 Signatures
Oct 2, 2015 – Rule Making Process ( see below the timeline)
Dec 15, 2015 – Validity of current 17 Months STEM OPT extension  under Review
Dec 22, 2015 – DHS asks the federal county for deadline extension till May 10, 2016
Dec 24, 2015 – Court gave a deadline of Jan 11, 2016 for Wash Teach to respond to Motion to Extend the Deadline.
Jan 11, 2016 – Wash Tech filed motion asking court to not grant the extension requested by DHS.

补充内容 (2016-1-24 10:17):
最新消息：https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/doc1/04515457569

延期申请 granted

wxdsdtc 发表于 2016-1-23 14:11
也就是是否同意17个月延期的说结果已经出来了，看什么时候公布了？那3年opt延期的决定什么时候判决呢？

听证会已经结束了，决定还没公布：1）是否同意延期到5月20号 2）已经批准的是否继续有效

2年延期这事是走行政程序，跟法律目前没关系了

mayingjie116 发表于 2016-1-20 15:19
感谢楼主播报最新情况！

当然是法庭是否同意 DHS 请求的延期执行， to be precise

另外一个issue, ruling 什么时候出来，这个可以参考：

Impact on the Case
The judge renders a ruling in both kinds of hearings. After a formal hearing, the judge usually issues a written decision, sometimes called an Opinion. After the informal hearing, the judge may verbally give his decision and memorialize the ruling through a written document called an Order of Court. The judge's ruling may change case strategy, facilitate settlement discussions, shorten or lengthen the upcoming trial and may otherwise change how the case is litigated.

http://www.ehow.com/about_654536 ... court-hearing_.html

就是说，ruling 应该很快做出， 这个是 informal hearing，FYI

jeff_xu001 发表于 2016-1-20 09:13
是回应，其中一段比较关键：

4. AND THIS IS BIG!!! DHS asks the Court to confirm that if the vac ...

最新消息： MINUTE ORDER. In order to address the issues raised by defendant's pending Rule 60(b)(6) motion, it is hereby ORDERED that a motions hearing will be held at 3:00 PM on Thursday, January 21, 2016, in Courtroom 23A. Signed by Judge Ellen S. Huvelle on January 19, 2016.

https://www.pacermonitor.com/pub ... F_HOMELAND_SECURITY

就是说：21号下午三点法院听证会，决定是否同意延期

居然没有几个人注意到这个消息？

Wash Tech 拒绝了DHS的延期请求，如果新的规则能够出台，也应该有一段时间的真空吧？

cremona 发表于 2016-1-13 18:24
Wash Tech 拒绝了DHS的延期请求，如果新的规则能够出台，也应该有一段时间的真空吧？

Wash Tech 没法拒绝DHS，wash 向法院申请：不要批准 DHS 的延期申请

谁能讲讲现在究竟是怎么回事？2.12还有不到一个月就到了，新的rule又还不知道什么时候能生效，这中间的gap怎么办？

DHS回击了哦 http://immigrationgirl.com/dhs-r ... uest-for-extension/

yellow 发表于 2016-1-20 07:01
DHS回击了哦 http://immigrationgirl.com/dhs-response-to-washtech-opposition-on-opt-stem-request-for-e ...

是回应，其中一段比较关键：

4. AND THIS IS BIG!!! DHS asks the Court to confirm that if the vacatur occurs on Feb. 12th that it will NOT affect the legal status of F-1 students holding unexpired EADs granted under the 2008 rule. I think now we know why DHS has avoided issuing guidance on the validity of approved STEM extensions. They want the Court to answer that question. DHS points out that the court seemed to previously imply that students on the STEM extension may lost their status and urges that the balance of interests weigh heavily on the side of protecting students, their families, schools, and employers who justifiably relied on the 2008 rule. “Given that the 2008 STEM OPT Extension rule remained lawful and that these EADs were issued pursuant to regulations that were effective and valid at the time of approval, DHS believes that the employment authorization granted to these individuals remains lawful.”

已经approve extension should be valid

所以，还是得看court 的decision

感谢楼主播报最新情况！

这个帖子要关注起来，非常想知道如果是正在申请extension但是还没approve的人会怎么样？就是还没收到extension EAD卡