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Feds To Teach Harvard 'The Hard Way,' Issue Subpoenas Demanding Foreign Students' Info Feds To Teach Harvard 'The Hard Way,' Issue Subpoenas Demanding Foreign Students' Info
Feds To Teach Harvard 'The Hard Way,' Issue Subpoenas Demanding Foreign Students' Info The Department of Homeland Security has escalated its battle with Harvard University, issuing subpoenas this week that demand the university turn over records tied to its foreign student visa program. The move marks the latest clash between the federal government and universities over international students. Harvard, which hosts more than 7,000 of them, called the legal action an “unnecessary” political attack. “We tried to do things the easy way with Harvard. Now, through their refusal to cooperate, we have to do things the hard way,” said Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. She accused…

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by Josh Lanier
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Judge Halts Trump Administration's Block On Harvard Foreign Students (UPDATE) Judge Halts Trump Administration's Block On Harvard Foreign Students (UPDATE)
Judge Halts Trump Administration's Block On Harvard Foreign Students (Update) A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration's attempt to block Harvard University from hosting international students in the President's latest political attack on the Ivy League school. Massachusetts District Court Judge Allison Burroughs issued the ruling on Friday, May 23. The pause came just hours after Harvard announced the lawsuit over the Department of Homeland Security's decision to revoke the university's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification. The suit claims the move was meant to punish Harvard for rejecting Pr…

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by Chris Spiker
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Trump Administration Bans Harvard From Enrolling International Students Trump Administration Bans Harvard From Enrolling International Students
Trump Administration Bans Harvard From Enrolling International Students The Department of Homeland Security has taken away Harvard University's ability to host international students in President Donald Trump's latest political attack on the Ivy League college. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem revoked Harvard's certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), the department announced on Thursday, May 22. The Trump administration has accused the Cambridge, Massachusetts, university of allowing "anti-American, pro-terrorist" foreign students to disrupt campus life. The decision puts the legal status in doubt for Harvard's nearly 6,80…

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by Chris Spiker
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Feds Revoke More Visas From Foreign-Born UConn, Yale Students Amid Immigration Crackdown Feds Revoke More Visas From Foreign-Born UConn, Yale Students Amid Immigration Crackdown
Feds Revoke More Visas From Foreign-Born UConn, Yale Students Amid Immigration Crackdown The federal government has revoked visas for more than a dozen international students in Connecticut, with most enrolled at the University of Connecticut (UConn) and Yale University. UConn officials announced Monday, April 14, that 13 of the university’s nearly 3,500 international students had their visas canceled. According to a statement from the university, six are undergraduate students, six are graduate students, and one is enrolled in a post-graduate professional program. Related: Tufts University Student Arrested On Street, Moved Across Country University administrators said they …

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by Josh Lanier