US President Donald Trump's administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enrol international students, and is forcing existing students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other schools.

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration told Harvard University on Thursday it no longer would be allowed to enroll international students. Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ordered Harvard to be taken off the Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification. Along with not allowing new foreign students, the DHS said the thousands of current foreign-born students at Harvard “must transfer or lose their legal status.” “This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” Noem said. “It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multibillion-dollar endowments. “Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused. They have lost their Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification as a result of their failure to adhere to the law. Let this serve as a warning to all…

NEW YORK (May 23): Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol foreign nationals — more than a quarter of the student body — in a dramatic escalation of the US president’s fight against the prestigious university. The school in Cambridge, Massachusetts quickly slammed the move as “unlawful” and said it would hurtRead More

The Massachusetts university slammed the move as “unlawful” and said it would cause “serious harm”.

The Trump admin has revoked Harvard's certification to enrol international students, accusing it of promoting antisemitism and ties to China. Harvard called the move unlawful and vowed to keep supporting students from over 140 countries.

The move was a major escalation in the administration’s efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with President Trump’s demands.

The Trump administration has blocked Harvard University’s ability to enrol international students, a move the college calls “unlawful.”

A judge halted the Trump administration's actions against international students, affecting their legal status and visa records amid campus protests.

In the letter, Noem writes, “I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, Harvard University’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked.”