ICE: Foreign Students Must Leave The U.S. If Their Colleges Go Online-Only This Fall

[Asmodeanreborn]

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/06/888026874/ice-foreign-students-must-leave-the-u-s-if-their-colleges-go-online-only-this-fa
This could have some interesting consequences for teams in our conference. If players from American Samoa don't get a special permit (since they're not U.S. citizens), Hawai'i's screwed.

 

[WestWYOPoke]

Citizens of American Samoa are US Nationals (as opposed to citizens), but best I can tell they don't need a Visa to come to the US.

 

[Asmodeanreborn]

Citizens of American Samoa are US Nationals (as opposed to citizens), but best I can tell they don't need a Visa to come to the US.

Yeah, it's a bit of an odd situation, and there's actually ongoing court cases surrounding their status, one being Fitisemanu v. United States of America.

 

[WestWYOPoke]

Definitely odd...in the 'Today I Learned' category, I learned that while citizens of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are all US Citizens, citizens of American Samoa are only US Nationals, not citizens.

 

[Lost Poke]

So if there was any doubt that universities would have in-person classes, that just ended it.

Universities rely on foreign students for lots of their tuition.