Going back to the restrictions in place before COVID, while COVID is still very much a thing, and we haven't even finished the first wave while a second wave rises, is bad. While Conservative administrations are good at finding ways to punish people through neglecting to act as opposed to having to actively take action, this isn't behavior that should be lauded.
The options here are either that the administration is risking lethal consequences for these students out of: 1) incompetence (they forgot to extend the exemptions), or 2) active negligence. Either is exceptionally bad. Whether it was an active decision or not to let these exceptions end, ICE seems almost gleeful to take the opportunity to kick these students out of the country, and ICE is entirely under the control of the executive branch.
If a category 5 hurricane destroyed a university, and then ICE deported international students because they were no longer attending classes in person, do you think that would be news? It's just existing policy, their hands are tied.
Or: why is it news that Trump refuses to wear a mask? Obama never wore one.
The difference is a lot of universities are remote only, due to being more concerned about safety. So it's simply not possible for the students to take in-person courses. This was not the case during Obama's years.
Oh brother, you Trump supporters have no empathy. How can you not see the hardship of kicking out international students who are already here? COVID forcing the closure of universities is not their fault. And what if the universities reopen again in a couple of months as Trump promises? What a waste to leave the country only to have to come back again. You defend Trump saying that the same rule applied during Obama's years but Trump can/does whatever he wants including tear down things setup during Obama. So you have no excuse. You tried kicking out DACA kids but failed. There is a pattern here.
> How can you not see the hardship of kicking out international students who are already here? COVID forcing the closure of universities is not their fault.
