Overview

• The Trump administration has formally withdrawn Harvard University's SEVP certification, barring the enrollment of new international students and jeopardizing the visas of current foreign enrollees.
• Homeland Security cited Harvard's alleged failure to provide information, an unsafe campus environment, and policies supporting 'diversity, equity, and inclusion' as reasons for the decision.
• Harvard has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, calling the actions unlawful and pledging support for affected international students.
• The university faces a $2.6 billion shortfall in federal research funding and has turned to debt markets to mitigate financial losses, while its president has announced a symbolic salary reduction.
• Over 650 U.S. colleges and universities have condemned the government’s actions as unprecedented interference in higher education, signaling widespread institutional solidarity.