So, what actually happened? Did they lose Part 141 status which meant they could no longer issue the I-20, but they continued issuing them?
Can they issue an I-20 now?
Oddly enough, looking at the EASA proposals on converting ICAO PPLs (the other thread here) the advantage of going to one of those specific half a dozen U.S. schools is not all that great; one could use any one of the many Part 141 schools and just do the FAA PPL and then convert.