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Trump Administration Subpoenas Harvard, Threatens Accreditation Over Foreign Student Data

Federal agencies are leveraging subpoenas for international student records following Harvard’s refusal to comply with prior requests as education and health officials flagged possible civil rights breaches to its accreditor.

A view of the Business School campus of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Faith Ninivaggi/File Photo
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on July 8, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
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Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security served administrative subpoenas demanding records, communications and other documents related to Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification dating back to January 2020.
  • DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said the subpoenas were necessary after Harvard allegedly refused non-coercive requests and allowed foreign students to abuse visa privileges and promote violence.
  • The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services notified the New England Commission of Higher Education that Harvard may be in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws, putting its accreditation at risk.
  • Harvard called the subpoenas unwarranted but affirmed it will comply with lawful requests and continues to challenge visa bans, funding freezes and accreditation threats in court.
  • The administration has frozen over $2.2 billion in federal research funding and faces multiple injunctions as Harvard prepares for a July 21 hearing on its lawsuit to unfreeze grant money.