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State Department Opens Investigation Into Harvard’s Exchange Visitor Program Sponsorship

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the review will determine if Harvard’s programs comply with visa rules without compromising US foreign policy objectives or national security.

FILE - People walk between buildings on Harvard University campus, Dec. 17, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Demonstrators with signs stand around the John Harvard Statue in Harvard Yard after a rally was held against President Donald Trump's attacks on Harvard University at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 17, 2025.
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Overview

  • The investigation gives Harvard one week to produce extensive records and may include interviews with program staff and visa holders.
  • Rubio said the inquiry aims to ensure that sponsors fully comply with exchange visitor regulations and do not undermine US security or diplomatic goals.
  • Previous administration efforts to revoke Harvard’s SEVP certification in May and bar new international students in June were halted by injunctions from Judge Allison Burroughs.
  • Harvard has maintained that it has provided all required student information, addressed antisemitic incidents and will continue to support its international scholars.
  • The probe is the latest in a broader campaign that has frozen over $2 billion in federal research grants, threatened accreditation and tightened visa restrictions after campus protests.