{"id":4635,"date":"2025-05-23T08:06:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/?p=4635"},"modified":"2025-05-23T08:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:06:42","slug":"trump-administration-bars-harvard-from-enrolling-international-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/trump-administration-bars-harvard-from-enrolling-international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Barred from Enrolling International Students as Trump Administration Tightens Grip on Universities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Key Points:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homeland Security has revoked Harvard\u2019s ability to enroll international students for the 2025\u20132026 academic year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision affects over 6,700 students and requires current visa holders to transfer or leave the U.S.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard condemned the move as unlawful and retaliatory, pledging legal and institutional support.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a dramatic escalation of its ongoing battle with Harvard University, the Trump administration on Thursday revoked the institution\u2019s certification to host <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/ged-international-students-ged-for-foreign-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international students<\/a>, effectively barring one of the world\u2019s most prestigious universities from enrolling foreign nationals in the upcoming academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hio.harvard.edu\/news\/update-international-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard\u2019s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification<\/a> was terminated, citing the university\u2019s alleged failure to comply with federal reporting requirements and accusations of \u201cfostering antisemitism, violence, and coordination with the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is the unfortunate result of Harvard\u2019s refusal to meet its obligations,\u201d Noem wrote in a letter posted to X. \u201cConsequences must follow for universities that promote anti-American ideologies and refuse lawful cooperation with federal authorities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the order, Harvard is prohibited from enrolling students on F-1 and J-1 visas for the 2025\u20132026 academic year. Current international students must transfer to another institution to maintain their legal status or face deportation, Homeland Security said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The university swiftly condemned the move as unlawful and retaliatory, stating that it would take immediate steps to support its affected student body and pursue legal remedies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis retaliatory action threatens serious harm to the Harvard community and undermines our academic and research mission,\u201d the university said in a statement. \u201cWe are fully committed to protecting the rights of our international students and scholars from over 140 countries.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Find Out:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/does-harvard-accept-ged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Does Harvard Accept GED<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard currently hosts more than 6,700 international students, comprising approximately 27% of its total enrollment. The decision has caused widespread distress among students and faculty alike, many of whom are now grappling with uncertainty just days before graduation ceremonies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI never imagined ending my Harvard experience like this,\u201d said Leo Gerd\u00e9n, a graduating student from Sweden. \u201cWe\u2019re being used as pawns in a political feud. It\u2019s deeply unsettling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty also expressed concern over the impact on academic collaboration and institutional reputation. Pippa Norris, a professor at Harvard Kennedy School, noted that a majority of her students are international. \u201cThis will devastate our classrooms and undermine America\u2019s role in global academic leadership,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The policy shift follows months of intensifying conflict between Harvard and the Trump administration, which previously froze <a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/president-trump-freezes-2-3b-in-harvard-funding-after-university-defies-federal-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">billions<\/a> in research grants and demanded sweeping changes to campus policy, hiring, and curriculum in response to alleged antisemitism and ideological bias.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal analysts suggest Harvard could challenge the revocation in court, citing First Amendment protections and administrative overreach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As tensions rise, officials warn other institutions may soon face similar actions. \u201cLet this serve as a warning to all universities,\u201d Noem said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fallout has drawn international attention and could reshape the landscape of higher education in the U.S. as universities brace for further federal crackdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Also in the News:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/u-s-universities-help-foreign-students-weather-trumps-immigration-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US universities help foreign students weather Trump deportations<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/ged\/ged-in-massachusetts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GED in Massachusetts<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prepsaret.com\/news\/us-academic-leaders-rally-against-trumps-controversial-higher-education-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US Academic Leaders Rally Against Trump\u2019s Controversial Higher Education Policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points: Homeland Security has revoked Harvard\u2019s ability to enroll international students for the 2025\u20132026 academic year. The decision affects over 6,700 students and requires current visa holders to transfer or leave the U.S. Harvard condemned the move as unlawful and retaliatory, pledging legal and institutional support. In a dramatic escalation of its ongoing battle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[330],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v25.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Harvard Barred from Enrolling International Students as Trump Administration Tightens Grip on Universities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Homeland Security has revoked Harvard\u2019s ability to enroll international students for this academic year as Trump Escalates Campus Battle\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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