On 5/29/20, President Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of certain Chinese nationals seeking to enter the United States on an F or J visa to study or conduct research in the United States, subject to certain restrictions, limitations, and exceptions. The proclamation is effective at 12:00 pm (ET) on June 1, 2020. Proclamation states that The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is engaged in a wide-ranging and heavily resourced campaign to acquire sensitive United States technologies and intellectual property, in part to bolster the modernization and capability of its military, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The PRC’s acquisition of sensitive United States technologies and intellectual property to modernize its military is a threat to our Nation’s long-term economic vitality and the safety and security of the American people. It goes on to state that The PRC authorities use some Chinese students, mostly post-graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, to operate as non-traditional collectors of intellectual property. President Trump has thus determined that the entry of certain nationals of the PRC seeking to enter the United States pursuant to an F or J visa to study or conduct research in the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States. Amongst many exceptions, one of the noted exceptions is for individuals to seek asylum, refugee status, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, consistent with the laws of the United States.
Vijay Bhagwati, Esq.
Founder and Managing Partner
