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Trump administration moves to tighten duration of visas for students, media

- Proposed regulation caps student, exchange visas at four years max.
- Media visas may shrink to 240 days or 90 days for Chinese nationals.
- About 1.6 million foreign students are currently in the US on F visas.
The Trump administration aims to tighten the duration of visas for students, cultural exchange visitors and members of the media, according to a proposed government regulation issued on Wednesday, part of a broader crackdown on legal immigration.
President Donald Trump, a Republican, kicked off a wide-ranging immigration crackdown after taking office in January.
The latest move would create new hurdles for international students, exchange workers and foreign journalists who would have to apply to extend their stay in the US rather than maintain a more flexible legal status.
The proposed regulation would create a fixed time period for F visas for international students, J visas that allow visitors on cultural exchange programs to work in the US, and I visas for members of the media.
Those visas are currently available for the duration of the program or US-based employment.
There were about 1.6 million international students on F visas in the US in 2024, according to US government data.
The US granted visas to about 355,000 exchange visitors and 13,000 members of the media in fiscal year 2024, which began on October 1, 2023.
The student and exchange visa periods would be no longer than four years, the proposed regulation said. The visa for journalists – which currently can last years – would be up to 240 days or, in the case of Chinese nationals, 90 days. The visa holders could apply for extensions, the proposal said.
The Trump administration said in the proposed regulation that the change was needed to better “monitor and oversee” the visa holders while they were in the United States.
The public will have 30 days to comment on the measure, which mirrors a proposal put forward in 2020 at the end of Trump’s first term in office.
NAFSA, a non-profit organisation representing international educators at more than 4,300 institutions worldwide, opposed the 2020 proposal and called on the Trump administration to scrap it.
The Democratic administration of then-President Joe Biden withdrew it in 2021.
The Trump administration has increased scrutiny of legal immigration, revoking student visas and green cards of university students over their ideological views and stripping legal status from hundreds of thousands of migrants.
In an August 22 memo, US Citizenship and Immigration Services said it would resume long-dormant visits to citizenship applicants’ neighbourhoods to check what it termed residency, moral character and commitment to American ideals.
Entertainment
Paris Hilton calls her dogs ‘first babies’

Paris Hilton recently got candid and shared what she loves the most about being a dog mom.
While conversing with PEOPLE magazine, the 44-year-old American media personality, businesswoman, and socialite admitted that being a dog mom helped her to deal with her own children.
Hilton said of her furry companions, “My dogs are my first babies before I had kids.”
For those unaware, the House of Wax star is a mother to 2-year-old son Phoenix Barron and 23-month-old daughter London Marilyn, whom she shares with her husband, Carter Reum.
She added, “They have brought so much happiness into my life, and they bring so much love to your life.”
Tinkerbell, a teacup Chihuahua, was her first dog that also featured with her on The Simple Life and passed away at the age of 14 in 2015.
Hilton noted, “Tinkerbell was my first love, and just my best friend, my sister, my sidekick, my family — my everything.”
It is pertinent to mention that since the passing of her first four-legged friend, she has adopted several pet animals and the Parívie founder currently has 5 dogs, including a pup named Princess Hilton.
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Victoria Beckham ‘sorry’ as family rift with Brooklyn hits breaking point

Victoria Beckham is reportedly in desperate effort to end family feud with Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz.
Insiders recently told Radar Online, “Victoria’s desperate to have this mess cleared up before the holiday season kicks in and would gladly fly out to America if he’d agree to a meeting.”
The wife of David Beckham was reportedly fuming after Pletz chose another designer on her wedding to create the gown. However, now the source revealed that “Victoria is ready to put the past behind them and is sorry that it got so nasty and out of control.”
“She’s convinced she’ll get more with honey than vinegar at this point, and figures Brooklyn must be sick of being controlled by Nicola and isolated from his family,” the source added.
As per the sources the eldest son of Victoria and David is “caught between a rock and a hard place.”
The source said, “He loves his mom and misses her terribly, as well as his dad and his siblings,” adding, “But he’s scared to defy Nicola, who’s very clear that she expects him to hold firm and stand up for himself.”
Brooklyn Beckham is said to be in an “impossible situation” as he is being forced to make a choice between his mom Victoria Beckham and wife Nicola Peltz.
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Kirsten Dunst reveals her favourite Channing Tatum movies

Kirsten Dunst and Channing Tatum are teaming up for their highly anticipated new film Roofman, and the admiration between the two co-stars is mutual.
In a new interview with PEOPLE Magazine, Dunst opened up about her favorite performances by Tatum, returning the compliment after he recently gushed about her work.
“I’m just so proud of him, and Derek, and I really love this group so much,” Dunst said warmly of her Roofman collaborators.
When asked which of Tatum’s films she loved most, the actress replied, “I loved Foxcatcher and 21 Jump Street.”
“Those two are my faves,” she remarked before moving to a new topic.
Her comments came shortly after Tatum told the outlet at the Toronto International Film Festival that his favorite Dunst movie is 1994’s Interview with the Vampire, the film that launched her Hollywood career.
“Everything she’s ever done, I’ve been obsessed with,” Tatum admitted, confessing that joining forces with Dunst in Roofman, where their characters fall in love, made him “a bit nervous.”
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