By Andrew Hay and Nate Raymond (Reuters) -From warnings not to leave the country to guidance on how to complete degrees, U.S. universities are advising foreign students how to withstand President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

DOJ announced the reversal in federal court after weeks of intense scrutiny by courts and dozens of restraining orders issued by judges.

The Trump administration said it would restore legal status for hundreds of international students whose visas were canceled in recent weeks, a major policy reversal that follows a spate of lawsuits from students at US universities across the country who had been at risk of deportation.