Overview

• In an Aug. 8 court filing, government lawyers stipulated that the May 22 letter from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem will not be used to revoke Harvard’s Student Exchange and Visitor Program certification and proposed jointly narrowing the case.
• The Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss Harvard’s lawsuit, arguing the university lacks standing to challenge presidential authority over foreign student admissions.
• Harvard rejected the simplification proposal and said it will continue its fight to safeguard access for the roughly 27 percent of its students who are international.
• Federal courts have repeatedly blocked President Trump’s June executive order banning new and returning foreign students at Harvard, upholding the university’s right to host noncitizens.
• Meanwhile, a State Department investigation into Harvard’s eligibility for the Exchange Visitor Program remains active, extending the administration’s regulatory push.