Trump signs proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard

A student walks past the John Harvard statue on commencement day in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 29 May. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Donald Trump has signed a proclamation to restrict foreign student visas at Harvard University, the White House said on Wednesday.

The order would suspend for an initial six months the entry into the US of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard. Trump declared that it would jeopardize national security to allow Harvard to continue hosting foreign students.