Trump administration wants schools to pay $70,000 fee for each international student in the OPT work program, as new foreign enrollment falls 17%

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Schools would also face a $30,000 renewal fee under the proposal, which targets a work program popular with international STEM graduates.

Key facts

  • Schools would also face a $30,000 renewal fee under the proposal, which targets a work program popular with international STEM graduates.
  • Reported by Fortune and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:59:56 UTC.

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  1. Trump’s tariffs were meant to shrink the trade deficit—but the $106 billion gap just reached its widest since before ‘Liberation Day’

  2. Trump administration wants schools to pay $70,000 fee for each international student in the OPT work program, as new foreign enrollment falls 17%

  3. Trump’s $2 billion midterms health-care bribe will go to just 20.8 million Americans, less than one-third of Medicare recipients

  4. Trump’s red-dyed diesel order sounds like a tax cut. Economists say it’s a 24-cent IOU that could raise prices for farmers

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