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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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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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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Trump Stops Harvard From Enrolling International Students: Report
Harvard is one of multiple universities financially threatened by the Trump administration.
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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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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 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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Universities See Trump’s Harvard Move as a Threat to Them, Too
Universities fear that President Trump may use international enrollment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere. “This is a grave moment,” Sally Kornbluth, the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote in a message to her campus. President Trump has already unnerved universities this year by launching investigations, freezing grants and demanding changes.
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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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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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Harvard Admits Trump’s Crackdown is Having ‘Devastating’ Impact on University — But Will Keep Fighting Him Anyway
The Department of Homeland Security informed Harvard University that it will no longer be permitted to issue student visas for international applicants. The decision follows Harvard’s failure to supply documentation confirming that it adheres to U.S. laws prohibiting discrimination, toleration of campus violence, and collaboration with authoritarian regimes.
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