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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Annie Ma,Amanuel Birhane and Fu Ting

A Harvard acceptance fulfilled a dream for a student in Ethiopia. Trump's order stands in his way

Ethiopia Harvard Student - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Winning admission to Harvard University fulfilled a longtime goal for Yonas Nuguse, a student in Ethiopia who endured the Tigray conflict, internet and phone shutdowns, and the COVID-19 pandemic — all of which made it impossible to finish high school on time.

Now, it’s unclear if he will make it this fall to the Ivy League campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He and other admitted students around the world are anxiously tracking the school's feud with the Trump administration, which is seeking to keep it from enrolling international students.

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