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Trump says Harvard should cap foreign enrollment, provide student list

A person wears a stole with the flags of US and El Salvador as members of the Harvard community take part in a "Harvard Stand United" rally to "support and celebrate" the school's international students at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, May 27, 2025. [Brian Snyder/Reuters]

United States President Donald Trump has intensified his dispute with Harvard University, saying the college should cap foreign enrolments and share information with the government about its international students.

“Harvard has to show us their lists. They have foreign students, almost 31 percent of their students. We want to know where those students come from. Are they troublemakers? What countries do they come from?” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. According to university enrolment data, foreign students make up 27 percent of Harvard’s student body.

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