Trump Administration stops Harvard's ability to record international students

The Trump administration stopped the ability of Harvard University to register international students on Thursday and aimed at a decisive source of financing for the country's oldest and richest college in order to raise the government's efforts to put the elite school under pressure.

The administration informed Harvard about the decision back and forth in the last few days about the legality of a extensive recording application as part of the investigation of the Department of Homeland Security, as three people with knowledge of the negotiations. The people spoke about the state of anonymity because they were not entitled to publicly discuss the matter.

The most recent step is likely to carry out a second legal challenge of Harvard, another person who was familiar with the thinking of the school who insisted on anonymity to discuss private considerations. The university sued the administration last month because of the government's attempt to change its curriculum, admission guidelines and the attitudes.

“I am writing to inform you that the certification of the Harvard University's student and exchange visitor program will be revoked immediately,” says a letter to the University of Kristi Noem, the secretary of the home protection. A copy of the letter was received by the New York Times.

Around 6,800 international students visited Harvard this year or around 27 percent of the student body, according to university registration. That had increased from 19.7 percent in 2010.