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Trump administration threatens Harvard with foreign student ban

Students exit Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the United States, on April 15, 2025 [Faith Ninivaggi/Reuters]

The Department of Homeland Security in the United States has warned Harvard that its ability to enrol foreign students will be revoked if the university continues to refuse government demands, including being placed under political supervision and providing information about students from overseas.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote a “scathing” letter on Wednesday demanding detailed records on what she called the “illegal and violent activities” of Harvard’s foreign students, which comes amid US President Donald Trump’s purge of pro-Palestinian activism in US schools.

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