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| 2006 || August || || || Out of 17 Egyptian students who arrive on July 29, 2006 in the United States, due to report at Montana State University for a one-month exchange program, only 6 show up at the university. Of the 11 missing students, 9 are apprehended by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with help from the FBI for administrative immigration violations.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/12/egyptian.students/|title = Nine Egyptian students in U.S. custody|date = August 12, 2006|accessdate = July 20, 2020|publisher = CNN}}</ref> None of them are found to have terrorist or criminal connections, and Dean Boyd, a spokesman for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, says the missing students "had no intention of attending the program and simply wanted to earn more money and stay and look for a better life in America."<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5665195|title = Web-Based System Finds Missing Foreign Students|last = Korry|first = Elaine|date = August 17, 2006|accessdate = July 20, 2020}}</ref> A Congressional Research Service report would cite this as a claimed success of SEVIS as a recordkeeping system.<ref name=crs-2008/>
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| 2020 || {{dts|March 9January 29}}, March 13 || Guidance || ICE SEVP || In two pieces of guidance published on March 9 and March 13, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement temporarily modifies the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) in response Enforcemment issues its first guidance related to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic in the United States}}, before it has reached a pandemic stage. The guidance allows is relevant for students currently in F-1 or M-1 status to retain student status while staying in parts of the United States if their school is temporarily closed due to world affected by COVID-19, and to maintain status by enrolling in courses online if their school switches coursework to online, whether inside or outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ice.gov/sitesdoclib/defaultsevis/filespdf/documents/Document/2020/Coronavirus%20Guidance_3.13.20bcm2001-05.pdf|title = COVID-19Broadcast Message: Guidance for SEVP Stakeholders2019 Novel Coronavirus and F and M nonimmigrants|date = March 13January 29, 2020|accessdate = July 20August 7, 2020|publisher = U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement}}</ref> This temporary modification is extended through the spring and summer, but an announcement on July 6, 2020 partially repeals it for the autumn (fall) of 2020.
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| 2020 || {{dts|March 9}}, March 13 || Guidance || ICE SEVP || In two pieces of guidance published on March 9 and March 13, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement temporarily modifies the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) in response to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic in the United States}}. The guidance allows students in F-1 or M-1 status to retain student status while staying in the United States if their school is temporarily closed due to COVID-19, and to maintain status by enrolling in courses online if their school switches coursework to online, whether inside or outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2003-01.pdf|title = Broadcast Message: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant students|date = March 9, 2020|accessdate = August 7, 2020|publisher = U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2020/Coronavirus%20Guidance_3.13.20.pdf|title = COVID-19: Guidance for SEVP Stakeholders|date = March 13, 2020|accessdate = July 20, 2020|publisher = U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement}}</ref> This temporary modification is extended through the spring and summer, but an announcement on July 6, 2020 partially repeals it for the autumn (fall) of 2020.|-| 2020 || {{dts|July 6}} || Guidance || ICE SEVP || The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement partially rolls back temporary modifications made to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) in March 2020 in response to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic in the United States}}, with the rolled back version applicable starting with the autumn (fall). With the modified guidance, international students in F-1 or M-1 status must be enrolled in at least one in-person course in order to continue to stay in the United States; however, if their school is offering a hybrid of in-person and online coursework, they can take some courses online and count those toward credit requirements.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/sevp-modifies-temporary-exemptions-nonimmigrant-students-taking-online-courses-during|title = SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester|date = July 6, 2020|accessdate = July 20, 2020|publisher = U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement}}</ref> Multiple lawsuits are filed by universities against ICE for this rollback.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/07/13/more-lawsuits-challenge-ice-international-student-rule|title = More Lawsuits Challenge ICE International Student Rule|last = Redden|first = Elizabeth|date = July 13, 2020|accessdate = July 20, 2020|publisher = Inside Higher Ed}}</ref>|-| 2020 || {{dts|July 14}} (preliminary announcement), July 24 (official guidance) || Guidance || ICE SEVP || U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemment rescinds its July 6 order, thereby reinstating the full set of temporarily modifications made to the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) in March 2020 in response to the {{w|COVID-19 pandemic in the United States}}.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/fight-heats-up-over-foreign-student-ban-as-more-than-200-schools-join-in.html|title = Trump administration reverses course on foreign student ban|last = Dickler|first = Jessica|date = July 14, 2020|accessdate = August 7, 2020|publisher = CNBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcmFall2020guidance.pdf|title = Broadcast Message: Follow-up: ICE continues March Guidance for Fall School Term|date = July 24, 2020|accessdate = August 7, 2020|publisher = U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement}}</ref>
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