Trump Administration Blocks Harvard's Ability to Enroll International Students

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Trump Administration Bars Harvard From Enrolling Foreign Students

The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

The Trump administration has followed through on its threat to pull Harvard University's ability to enroll and host foreign students unless it gives the federal government information about students in the country on visas.

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Trump administration terminates Harvard's student visa program

Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students in the 2025-2026 school year and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status to reside in the U.S. before the next academic year begins.

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Trump administration blocks Harvard's ability to enrol international students in move university calls 'unlawful'

Trump administration blocks Harvard's ability to enrol international students in move university calls 'unlawful' New York Times: The decision follows a back-and-forth in recent days over the legality of a sprawling records request as part of the Department of Homeland Security’s investigation. In a letter seen by the outlet, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, told the University: “I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, Harvard University’”

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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

The administration revoked Harvard's certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. “This means Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the agency said in a statement. Most are graduate students, coming from more than 100 countries.

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Yesterday

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students

The move marks an escalation in the administration's fight against the college. Harvard lost its ability to use the Student and Exchange Visitor Program. The SEVP program allows for noncitizens to study at the university under a specific visa. Harvard said the move by the Trump administration is not legal.

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Yesterday

Trump Admin Blocks Harvard From Enrolling International Students, Requires Current Foreign Students To Transfer 'Or Lose Legal Status'

Harvard has been blocked from enrolling international students. The move follows a back-and-forth in recent days over the legality of a wide-ranging records request by the Department of Homeland Security. Current foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status, the notice reads.

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Yesterday

Trump Stops Harvard From Enrolling International Students: Report

Harvard is one of multiple universities financially threatened by the Trump administration.

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Yesterday

Harvard University can no longer enroll foreign students, Trump administration says

Department of Homeland Security says existing foreign students must transfer or lose legal status. About one in four Harvard students are international, according to school data. Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem says Harvard is "fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus"

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Yesterday

Harvard students are ‘frantic' after Trump administration blocks international enrollment, college consultant says

Families are "completely frantic," said a private college consultant with clients recently accepted into Harvard's Class of 2029. "I was on the phone with a parent who was visibly shaken and completely frantic," he said. A federal judge in Massachusetts on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration's ban on international students.

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Judge blocks Trump admin's move to bar Harvard from enrolling international students

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's move to revoke Harvard University's ability to enroll international students. Harvard has nearly 7,000 international students, which make up roughly 27% of the student body. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said the administration is "holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus"

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4h ago

Trump tries to ban Harvard from enrolling international students

Homeland Security revoked Harvard’s access to SEVIS, the database it uses to track international students’ enrollment. The university filed a lawsuit claiming Trump was violating its First Amendment rights. Nearly 6,800 international students enrolled at Harvard could be deportable immediately.“This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antis,” said Harvard President Drew Faust.

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2h ago

Federal judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on foreign students at Harvard

A federal judge has issued a temporary stop on the government's ban. Now Harvard and the Trump administration will proceed to a hearing. The Department of Homeland Security claimed that Harvard fostered a community of “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” The next day Harvard filed a lawsuit countering the ban.

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Trump administration says Harvard can no longer enroll international students

The move marks a significant escalation in the White House's battle to pressure the university to overhaul its admissions, hiring and teaching practices. The decision will almost certainly prompt a legal challenge from the university, which is already in active litigation against the federal government for freezing billions of dollars in research funding. The Homeland Security secretary said she would reconsider her decision if Harvard satisfied her demands for more information.

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Harvard ‘And Others’ Need to Get in Line or Lose Foreign Students, Trump Says

Harvard University filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday in response to the Department of Homeland Security revoking the school’s certification to host international students. The Trump administration had stripped Harvard of its ability to enroll foreign students earlier Friday, accusing the school of failing to heed the law with respect to his anti-diversity, equity and inclusion executive orders.

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