The US President suspends foreign students visas

Donald Trump commented for a period of six months, the initial entry of foreign students who seek to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University.

The US President issued the announcement on Wednesday, pointing to the concerns of “national security” and its “harmful” announcement of the interests of the United States to continue allowing foreign students in the institution.

Harvard responded by naming the “revenge” matter and confirmed that he would continue to protect its international students, according to Reuters.

Trump’s advertisement is an additional escalation of the continuous legal class with a prestigious US university after Harvard refused to undergo a series of White House’s requirements in April.

Wednesday comes after judge The Ministry of Internal Security is prevented (DHS) from banning international students at Harvard University last week.

Trump’s announcement at Harvard University was accused of developing “wide intertwining” with foreign countries and continuing to “overcome the civil rights of its students and faculty members.”

“Given these facts, I decided that it is necessary to restrict the entry of foreign citizens who seek to enter the United States only or mainly to participate in the study course at Harvard University,” he said.

It also suspends the visas of international students looking for exchange programs and directs the Foreign Minister to consider canceling the current visas of students currently studying at the university.

The suspension can be extended after six months.

The White House said that Harvard has failed to provide sufficient information to the Ministry of National Security on “illegal or dangerous students’ illegal activities for foreign students” and reported “incomplete data on only three students.”

Harvard University issued a statement called “another illegal retaliatory step taken by the administration in violation of the rights of Harvard’s first amendment,” Reuters said.

The richest university in the world was involved in a legal battle with the Trump administration after it froze billions of federal financing and accused the Foundation for Failure of eradicating anti -Semitism on the campus.

Last month, the Minister of National Security Ministry, Christie sleep, canceled the certificate that Harvard needed to register foreign students on the campus, a step that was banned quickly by the judge.

Another federal judge supported this decision last Thursday, saying that it would issue a long -term contract that would allow international students to continue their studies at Harvard University while operating the legal battle.

However, the Wednesday’s announcement again throws the futures for thousands of international students in forgetting.

For the academic year 2024-2025, Harvard enrolled about 7,000 foreign students, who represent 27 % of its population.

Last week, a Chinese student at Harvard University called for the unit during the university graduation ceremony, a few days after Trump pledged to cancel visas for Chinese students.

In the past few months, the Trump administration has increased the campaign of higher education in the United States, accusing universities in failure to address anti -Semitism amid protests against the war in Gaza through universities.

Earlier on Wednesday, the White House He threatened to strip the University of Colombia It is based on the allegations that it violated the civil rights of its Jewish students.