The #Trump administration on Thursday halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students amid an ongoing standoff between the government and the #IvyLeague school.
The abrupt termination of Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is a major escalation in a dispute that could have severe financial consequences for Harvard, which enrolls nearly 6,800 international students out of a student body of 24,596. Current international students at #Harvard will need to transfer or lose their legal status.
The move was first reported by The New York Times, and subsequently confirmed in a tweet from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who said it was the result of a demand that Harvard provide information about “the criminality and misconduct” of foreign students.

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