It provides no statutory legal protection for the Chinese students. It can be revoked by the President or the Attorney General at their discretion. This administrative action could also be challenged because immigration law does not. in general. permit aliens to adjust their status if they apply to do so while they are technically in illegal status. It is an open question whether the administration has the authority to grant such a generalized waiver of a congressionally mandated stipulation. The best way to answer that question and to resolve all doubt is to do what Congress did last year: Change the law.
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