File photo: People walk on Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, April 15, 2025. | Photocredit: Faith Ninivaggi
The government of US President Donald Trump escalated her impasse on Thursday with Harvard University, where he was the ability of the school to withdraw international students.
The government told the thousands of current foreign students of Harvard that they should transfer to other schools or that they will lose their legal permission to be in the US.
The relocation can significantly influence the university, which registers nearly 6,800 international students, most of them in graduated programs. Those students may now have to climb to find out their next steps.
The Ministry of Interior Security took this last step because Harvard refused to meet requests to produce records about his foreign students, said domestic security Kristi calls in a letter. Called Harvard of “perpetuating an unsafe campus environment that is hostile to Jewish students, promotes pro-Hamas sympathies and uses racist diversity, policy and inclusion policy.” Harvard said that the action is illegal and undermines the school’s research mission.
This is what you need to know about how this decision influences international students and what legal authority should take the step.
Does the government have authority on the registration of a private lecture?
The US government has authority about who enters the country. The Department of Homeland Security supervises which colleges are part of the Student Exchange and Visitor program, and on Thursday it said that the Harvard would remove. The program gives colleges the opportunity to issue documentation to foreign students who have been admitted to the schools. The students then apply to obtain Visa to study in the US.
Can the current international students from Harvard graduate?
Students who have completed this semester their diploma may graduate. The letter from Name said that the changes would come into effect for the 2025-2026 school year. Harvard’s class of 2025 is expected to graduate next week.
Students who do not yet have to complete their diploma have to switch to another university, said, or they will lose their legal permission to stay in the US.
Will students be admitted to Harvard in the fall in the fall?
No, not unless the government changes its decision or enters a court. For now, Noom said that Harvard could restore his status as a host institution for foreign students if it met a list of requirements within 72 hours. These demands include requests for a series of records, such as disciplinary records for international students, plus audio and video recordings of protest activity.
Harvard previously refused to provide those records. The university said on Thursday that it worked to guide affected students.
How differently has the Trump administration focused on Harvard?
Harvard’s fight with the Trump administration dates from the beginning of April. The legendary institution became the first Elite College that refused to meet the government’s requirements to limit pro-Palestinian protests and to eliminate diversity, fairness and inclusion policy. That started a series of escalating actions against Harvard. Various federal agencies, including DHS and the National Institutes of Health, have reduced their subsidy finance to Harvard, which significantly influence the faculty of the faculty. Harvard has sued the administration and tries to terminate the subsidy
The administration first threatened to withdraw Harvard’s assets to withdraw international students in April. Trump has also said that Harvard should lose his tax -free status. As a result, it would strike at the ability of the school to raise funds, because rich donors often give to tax -free institutions to lower their own tax burden.
Published on May 23, 2025
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