Trump Administration ends Harvard's ability to record international students

The Trump administration has ended Harvard's ability to record international students and escalate a patient situation with the oldest university in America.

Kristi Noem, secretary of the homeland protection authority, wrote about X that the administration of Harvard “Certification of the student and Exchange Visitor Program as a result of their compliance with the law” had revoked.

“Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country,” she wrote.

Harvard called the move in a explanation “illegal”.

“We are fully obliged to preserve Harvard's ability to align our international students and scientists who come from more than 140 countries and enrich the university – and this nation -” said the university.

“We are quickly working on offering members of our community instructions and support. This retaliatory measure threatens the severe damage to the Harvard community and our country and undermines Harvard's academic and research mission.”

The decisions of the Trump administration could affect thousands of international students who study at the university.

Over 6,700 international students were enrolled at the institution in the past academic year, as the university's data identified 27% of its student body.

The White House has demanded that Harvard make changes to settings, approvals and teaching practices to combat anti -Semitism on campus.

It has threatened to refer the university status released and to freeze billions of dollars of state grants.

Harvard previously said that it took many steps to tackle anti -Semitism and that the demands were an effort to regulate the “intellectual conditions” of the university.

In April, Noem Noem threatened to revoke the university's access to student visa programs if it did not correspond to the wealthy records of the administration in connection with its international students.

In the letter on Thursday, Noem said that Harvard had to have a list of demands for an “opportunity” to regain his ability to record international students.

This included all disciplinary documents for non -immigrants who had been enrolled in Harvard for the past five years.

Noem also demanded that Harvard handed over electronic records, videos or audio of “illegal” and “dangerous or violent” activities and from non-immigrant students on campus.

The message gave Harvard 72 hours to comply with the records of the Department of Homeland Security.

The Trump administration has tried to drastically curb visa for international students, to cause chaos and confusion on university premises in the United States and to lead to a wave of lawsuits.

In some cases, these revocations seemed to influence foreign students who participated in political protests or had previously charges, such as. B. drive forward.

“Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country,” wrote Noem about X.