Overview

• DHS proposes replacing open‑ended duration of status with fixed stays of 240 days for most foreign reporters and 90 days for mainland Chinese journalists.
• The plan is part of a broader rule to end duration of status for F student and J exchange visas, shifting extensions to USCIS filings.
• More than 100 media groups, including AFP, Reuters, BBC, and ARD, warned the change would reduce coverage from the U.S. and harm the country’s credibility.
• The Committee to Protect Journalists urged withdrawal of the proposal, citing risks of editorial pressure created by frequent renewal cycles.
• China’s embassy labeled the 90‑day limit discriminatory and warned of a new round of “media warfare,” while DHS accepts comments through September 29.