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Trump Bans New International Students at Harvard Over Security Concerns

Harvard plans a federal court challenge to overturn what it calls an unconstitutional travel restriction.

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Vladyslav Plyaka poses for a photo at Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2025. Vladyslav Plyaka came to the U.S. from Ukraine as an exchange student in high school and stayed to attend the University of Wisconsin. His entry visa has expired, and he was planning to visit Poland to see his mother and renew his visa over the next year. He doesn't know when that will be possible now that visa appointments are suspended, and he doesn't feel safe leaving the country even when appointments resume. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Overview

  • President Donald Trump’s June 4 executive order prohibits new foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University.
  • The proclamation tasks Secretary of State Marco Rubio with reviewing whether current Harvard students holding F, M, or J visas should have their visas revoked.
  • Harvard denounced the proclamation as retaliatory and unconstitutional, pledging to file a new lawsuit after a court previously blocked an attempt to decertify its international student program.
  • About 6,800 international students—over a quarter of Harvard’s enrollment—could see their visas revoked, putting the university’s tuition income at risk.
  • The visa ban follows earlier actions such as frozen federal grants and threats to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status and underscores a broader administration push to curb perceived foreign influence at elite universities.