The US President stops foreign visas for students

Donald Trump stopped for the initial six months of the entry of foreign students who want to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University.

The US President has released the proclamation on Wednesday, citing national security fears and declared the “pernicious” interests of the United States to continue to allow foreign students at the institution.

Harvard replied by calling the order “revenge” and stressed that he would continue to defend his international students, according to the Reuters Agency.

Trump’s announcement is a further escalation of a continued legal order with one of the most prestigious universities in the United States after Harvard refused to succumb to a series of claims from the White House in April.

The order on Wednesday comes after judge Blocks the Ministry of Homeland Security (DHS) From a ban on Harvard international students in a decision last week.

Trump’s proclamation has accused Harvard of developing “vast braid” with foreign countries and continues to “throw away the civil rights of its students and teachers.”

“With these facts, I decided that it was necessary to limit the entry of foreign citizens who seek to enter the United States solely or mainly to participate in a course of study at Harvard University,” he said.

The order also stops visas for international students who are looking for exchange programs and directs the Secretary of State to consider canceling existing visas from students currently studying at the university.

The suspension can be extended after six months.

The White House said Harvard had failed to provide enough DHS information about “known illegal or dangerous activities for foreign students” and reported “deficiency data for only three students.”

Harvard has issued a statement called the order “Another illegal revenge step taken by the administration in violation of Harvard’s first amendment,” Reuters reports.

The most common university in the world has been involved in a legal battle with the Trump administration after freezing billions of dollars federal funding and accused the institution of not developing anti -Semitism in the campus.

Last month, DHS Secretary Christie Nova canceled the Harvard Certification to enroll in foreign campus students, a move that was quickly blocked by a judge.

Another federal judge confirmed this decision last Thursday, stating that it would issue a long -term detention that would allow international students to continue their training at Harvard while the legitimate battle plays.

However, the proclamation on Wednesday re -throws the future of thousands of international students into limbs.

For the school year 2024-2025, Harvard enrolled nearly 7,000 foreign students who make up 27% of their population.

Last week, a Chinese Harvard student called for unity during the university graduation ceremony just days after Trump promised to “aggressively” canceled visas for Chinese students.

In the last few months, the Trump administration has increased its repression of higher education in the United States, accusing universities of inability to cope with anti -Semitism against the backdrop of protests against the Gaza war in campuses.

Earlier on Wednesday, the White House threatened to undressing Colombian University In her accreditation over the claims, she violates the civil rights of her Jewish students.