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ICE Expelling Students For Online Classes Will ‘Encourage Schools To Reopen,’ Cuccinelli Says

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing concerning the government response to t... WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 11: Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing concerning the government response to the coronavirus, in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. Since December 2019, coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected more than 109,000 people and killed more than 3,800 people in 105 countries. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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July 9, 2020 6:01 p.m.

An attorney for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, having heard Monday that the administration would seek to expel international students with all-online course loads during the COVID-19 pandemic, had a simple question.

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