Harvard to sue Trump administration
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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,
The Trump administration’s efforts to block international students from Harvard could come at a hefty price — and not just for the university. Harvard students are top innovators in the
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that Harvard "can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status."
The administration has frozen funding and targeted international students as it presses the university for a stronger response to alleged antisemitism.
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.
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.
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Harvard is the first school to sue the administration after a back-and-forth between President Alan Garber and most of Trump's team.