US EditionTrump administration renews pressure on Harvard over foreign students, accreditation
MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 10 – The Department of Homeland Security escalated enforcement after Harvard repeatedly refused voluntary requests, targeting alleged visa abuses and misconduct by foreign students under federal immigration law.
- The Trump administration announced it will issue administrative subpoenas to Harvard University regarding its foreign students, amid accusations of antisemitism at the school, which Harvard denies.
- The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services accused Harvard of violating federal civil rights laws, potentially jeopardizing its accreditation status.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated, 'If Harvard won't defend the interests of its students, then we will.'
- Harvard asserted its commitment to cooperation with lawful requests, while stating that the government's actions are unwarranted and aimed at harming the university community.
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KVIITrump administration subpoenas Harvard for records on international students
The Department of Homeland Security subpoenaed Harvard University on Wednesday for all “relevant information” pertaining to alleged misconduct by international students. “We tried to do things the easy way with Harvard,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement. “Now, through their refusal to cooperate, we have to do things the hard way.” The Trump administration accused Harvard University of allowing “foreign students to ab…
The U.S. government is going to persuade Harvard to hand over the record of students allegedly involved in pro-Palestinian protests, who it calls anti-Semitic, and threatened to withdraw their accreditation after accusing them of violating the civil rights law. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has launched a campaign against U.S. elite universities, which he accuses of being a nest of anti-Semitism and of implementing "woke…
U.S. government asked Harvard to provide documents on foreign students suspected of participating in pro-Palestinian protests
DHS Subpoenas Harvard for Foreign Student Information
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday that it would force Harvard to comply with a request for information about its student visitor and exchange program. The administrative subpoenas follow previous “non-coercive requests” for information about foreign students attending Harvard, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a July 9 statement. “We tried to do things the easy way with Harvard. Now, through their r…
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