The Donald Trump-led United States government has restricted
Harvard University from enrolling international students.
Kristi Noem, secretary of the department of homeland
security, announced the decision in a statement issued on Thursday via X.
Noem cited the university’s failure to stem “violence,
antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus”
as reasons for the “harsh penalty”.
“This decertification also means that existing aliens on F-
or J- non-immigrant status must transfer to another university in order to
maintain their non-immigrant status,” the statement reads.
Harvard University has been embroiled in a funding row with
the Trump administration, resulting from the school’s refusal to comply with
the president’s demands.
Trump had asked that the university audit professors for
plagiarism and report international students accused of misconduct no matter
the degree.
Harvard also refused to eliminate its diversity, equity, and
inclusion (DEI) programmes.
As part of the consequences, the Trump administration froze
$2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard last month.
Early this month, the education department threatened that
Harvard would no longer receive research grants.
“Let this serve as a warning to all universities and
academic institutions across the country,” Noem said after Thursday’s decision
was made public.
Harvard called the revocation “unlawful”.
“We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard’s ability to
host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140
countries and enrich the University – and this nation – immeasurably,” the
university said in a statement.
“We are working quickly to provide guidance and support to
members of our community,” the university said in a statement.
“This retaliatory action threatens serious harm to the
Harvard community and our country and undermines Harvard’s academic and
research mission.”
Over the past decade, Harvard has continued to record an
increase in the number of international students.
For the 2024/2025 academic year, foreign students accounted
for 27.2 percent of the students’ population.
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