Trump, Harvard and foreign students
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President Trump criticized foreign countries for paying "nothing" toward the education of their citizens at Harvard and other U.S. institutions.
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U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs agreed to grant Harvard's request for immediate relief and set a hearing for May 29, during which she will consider whether to issue a preliminary injunction in the case. Her order blocks the Trump administration from revoking Harvard's certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
"It would be devastating," a former president of Harvard — and frequent critic of the university — said of the government's attempt to prevent Harvard from enrolling foreign students.
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration after it blocked the college’s ability to enroll new international students. In the latest development in the feud between Harvard and the federal government,
College officials fear that President Trump may use international enrollment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere.