The federal government is phasing out its last Special Student Relief (SSR) designations, which provide F-1 international students temporary flexibility when emergencies disrupt full-time enrollment requirements. SSR designations for all but Lebanon have already expired since January 2025. The final remaining category is scheduled to end May 27. Advocates say the quiet elimination adds to mounting barriers for international students, particularly those from refugee and displaced backgrounds, and could trigger compliance and reporting problems for campuses that planned around the existing regulatory relief. For university international offices, the immediate impact is administrative: updating guidance, advising plans for students whose circumstances still qualify as emergency-related, and revising risk assessments around visa compliance and full-time enrollment expectations once the flexibilities end.