Harvard sues Trump administration
Harvard plans to sue the Trump administration after the decision to stop Harvard from admitting students from other countries, reports the Washington Post.
The lawsuit states that Trump's decision is a "clear violation" of the US Constitution and other federal laws, reports Reuters.
"The administration is trying to erase a quarter of Harvard's student body, international students who contribute significantly to the university and its mission," Harvard writes further.
The government's decision represents an escalation in attempts to get Harvard to follow the president's line, according to The New York Times, which has seen a letter to Harvard from Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security.
It was on Thursday that the Trump administration announced that foreign students at the prestigious university would be stopped and those currently attending the university would have to change schools to avoid losing their visas.
Trump's threat against Harvard's international students stopped
A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to prevent international students from studying at the prestigious Harvard University, Reuters reports.
The White House announced on Thursday that the school will no longer be allowed to accept students from countries other than the United States, which corresponds to about a quarter of the school's students. Harvard argued that the White House does not have the authority to make such a decision and appealed.
"Without international students, Harvard is not Harvard," the 389-year-old school wrote in its statement.
Trump and his administration have gone on the offensive against several of the country's so-called Ivy League schools, which they say have not taken anti-Semitism seriously. Critics, however, argue that the conflict is more rooted in Trump's opposition to the liberal values that characterize many of these schools and their student bodies.
The judge's decision will likely be appealed by the White House.
Harvard plans to sue the Trump administration after the decision to stop Harvard from admitting students from other countries, reports the Washington Post.
The lawsuit states that Trump's decision is a "clear violation" of the US Constitution and other federal laws, reports Reuters.
"The administration is trying to erase a quarter of Harvard's student body, international students who contribute significantly to the university and its mission," Harvard writes further.
The government's decision represents an escalation in attempts to get Harvard to follow the president's line, according to The New York Times, which has seen a letter to Harvard from Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security.
It was on Thursday that the Trump administration announced that foreign students at the prestigious university would be stopped and those currently attending the university would have to change schools to avoid losing their visas.
Trump's threat against Harvard's international students stopped
A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to prevent international students from studying at the prestigious Harvard University, Reuters reports.
The White House announced on Thursday that the school will no longer be allowed to accept students from countries other than the United States, which corresponds to about a quarter of the school's students. Harvard argued that the White House does not have the authority to make such a decision and appealed.
"Without international students, Harvard is not Harvard," the 389-year-old school wrote in its statement.
Trump and his administration have gone on the offensive against several of the country's so-called Ivy League schools, which they say have not taken anti-Semitism seriously. Critics, however, argue that the conflict is more rooted in Trump's opposition to the liberal values that characterize many of these schools and their student bodies.
The judge's decision will likely be appealed by the White House.
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