

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a $70,000 fee for an initial Optional Practical Training authorization and $30,000 for extensions, citing fraud and abuse. The rule faces immediate legal challenges and a public comment period.

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a $70,000 fee for an initial Optional Practical Training authorization and $30,000 for extensions, citing fraud and abuse. The rule faces immediate legal challenges and a public comment period.
Seventy grand — more than a postdoc earns in a year — to fight fraud DHS never bothered to quantify. Genius.