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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Annie Ma,Jocelyn Gecker and Collin Binkley

Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status

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President Donald Trump's administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to revoke the university's ability to host international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard’s tax-exempt status.

The Department of Homeland Security ordered Harvard late Tuesday to turn over “detailed records" of its foreign student visa holders’ "illegal and violent activities” by April 30. International students make up 27% of the campus.

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