A new visa stays cap is not the only change shaping international enrollment planning; campus compliance demands are also escalating across documentation and contingency processes. Separate reporting on educator emergency planning highlights how heightened immigration enforcement has shifted planning practices at K-12 districts. While the emergency-planning story is K-12 focused, it signals the operational trend campuses and surrounding education ecosystems are facing: institutions and educators need documented contingency pathways as federal enforcement policies change. For colleges and universities enrolling international students, similar planning and documentation requirements can influence student service workflows, advising timelines, and the handling of authorized-contact and guardianship documentation during disruptions.