Harvard in shock after ban on admitting foreign students
This Friday, May 23, the American justice system temporarily suspended the Trump administration's ban on welcoming international students to the prestigious university. However, Harvard, an institution whose enrollment is made up of more than a quarter foreign students, remains in turmoil, according to the American press.
On Thursday, May 22, members of Harvard's international office were meeting with foreign students about to graduate from the American university's business school, reports The New York Times . But as they congratulated them, the international students' phones began to flood with notifications. "Chaos was back again: Kristi Noem, the secretary of homeland security, had just revoked Harvard's authorization to accept international students."
The Trump administration had revoked the certification of the prestigious institution's Student and Exchange Visitor (SEVIS) international exchange program. Kristi Noem stated that she would only reverse this decision if Harvard provided information within 72 hours on alleged "illegal" activities by its international students over the past five years, as well as on their possible participation in protests. This caused shock and confusion, according to the left-wing media outlet.
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