原话是这样的

International students who are pursuing degrees in the United States will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only courses, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Monday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/politics/international-college-students-ice-online-learning/index.html

也就是说如果学校采取混合授课模式，已在美国的学生是可以继续待在学校的。

实际上美国政府是把球踢给学校了。