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    Foreign students risk deportation if they take only online courses

    US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday that international students will not be allowed to stay in the U.S. if they cannot take in-person college courses this fall.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Jul 7, 2020 • 25m Listen

    US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Monday that international students will not be allowed to stay in the U.S. if they cannot take in-person college courses this fall. The policy change has tremendous impacts on foreign students at UCLA, USC, and other colleges and universities nationwide.

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    1. 0:00

      ICE says foreign students must take in-person classes to remain in US

      The federal government released new guidelines that say international students must take a portion of their classes in-person in order to remain in the U.S.  This is a big deal for schools like USC and UCLA. COVID-19 has brought…

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      8 min
    2. 8:22

      For some, surviving COVID-19 is the first step in a long road to recovery

      More than 1,900 coronavirus patients are currently lying in hospital beds in LA County. More than 500 of them are in the intensive care unit.

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      9 min
    3. 17:09

      How LA weed regulators are trying to help people of color get dispensary licenses

      Cannabis dispensaries are an essential business that have remained open through the pandemic.

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      8 min
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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Radio producer

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      Kathryn Barnes

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:008 min

      ICE says foreign students must take in-person classes to remain in US

    2. 8:229 min

      For some, surviving COVID-19 is the first step in a long road to recovery

    3. 17:098 min

      How LA weed regulators are trying to help people of color get dispensary licenses

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