WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has revoked Harvard’s ability to register international students in escalating battles with Ivy League schools, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.
The Department of Homeland Security announced its action Thursday, saying Harvard has created a dangerous campus environment by allowing “anti-American professional terrorist agitators” to attack Jewish students on campus. Without providing evidence, Harvard accused them of coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party.
“This means that Harvard University will no longer be able to register international students and existing international students will need to transfer or lose their legal status,” the statement said.
Harvard University has registered nearly 6,800 foreign students on its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, making up more than a quarter of its student organizations. Most of them are graduate students and come from over 100 countries.
“This administration is responsible for Harvard’s promotion of violence, anti-Semitism and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on campus,” Christie Noem said in a statement.
The administration has revoked Harvard’s accreditation in the Student and Exchange Visitors Program. This allows schools to sponsor international students to obtain visas and attend schools in the US.
This story was originally featured on Fortune.com.
