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Harvard University is locked in a legal battle with the Trump administration after being barred from enrolling international students. Homeland Security cited national security risks, prompting Harvard to sue.
Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it
The administration has frozen funding and targeted international students as it presses the university for a stronger response to alleged antisemitism.
The Trump administration abruptly ended Harvard’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday — jeopardizing the legal status of more than one in four students on campus. Less than a day later,
Harvard and the federal government are locked in a battle that boils down to turning over records on international students. But Harvard says it is also about the First Amendment.
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One day after the Department of Homeland Security revoked Harvard’s authorization to enroll international students, more than 75 international students gathered for food and company at a Friday evening event co-hosted by the Dean of Students Office and the Woodbridge International Society.
Legal experts say the smuggling charge against Kseniia Petrova is unlikely to be upheld, though it could bolster deportation efforts.