Congressman Riley Moore urges DHS to scrap OPT and STEM-OPT programs, labeling them a “cheap foreign labor” pipeline.
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Indian student arrivals to the U.S. dropped by half in July 2025 amid Trump-era visa restrictions, stricter screenings, and uncertainty over OPT and H-1B programs.
A new U.S. bill threatens to end the OPT program, jeopardizing opportunities for international STEM graduates and causing concern across tech and academic communities.
OPT program relied by over 80,000 Indian students ‘safe for now’.