Lawsuit contesting OPT program for Intl students to continue Top Searches Lawsuit contesting OPT program for Intl students to continue Lubna Kably / TNN / Feb 9, 2021, 13:47 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail MUMBAI: The Washington Alliance of Technology Workers Union (Wash Tech) has filed an appeal with the DC Circuit Court of Appeals against an order of the US district court that upheld the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program available to international students. According to an update from NAFSA: Association of International Educators, on January 28, the US district court held that “DHS did not exceed its statutory authority in issuing the OPT Program Rule.” This means that the district court concluded that both the standard 12-month OPT and the STEM OPT extension programs were lawfully within DHS’s authority to promulgate.” On the same day, Wash Tech appealed against this order, adds this update.