Overview

• On July 9, DHS served administrative subpoenas demanding detailed records on criminality and misconduct by foreign students after Harvard failed to comply with earlier requests.
• The action follows an April demand by Secretary Kristi Noem for SEVP-related data and a late-May move to revoke Harvard’s certification, which prompted the university’s lawsuit.
• U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs has granted injunctions that prevent the administration from decertifying Harvard’s SEVP status and halting its visa issuance.
• DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused Harvard of allowing foreign students to abuse their visa privileges and advocate violence or terrorism on campus.
• Harvard depends on SEVP certification to enroll about 27% of its student body and secure more than $3 billion in federal research funding, raising the stakes of the ongoing legal battle.