Harvard University can no longer enroll foreign students, says Trump Administration star-news.press/wp

Harvard University no longer can enroll foreign students, The Homeland Security Department told Thursday, escalates the efforts of Trump administration to influence the Ivy League school.

Statement from the Ministry of Homeland Existing foreign students Harvard must transfer or lose their legal status in the United States.

About one in four Harvard students are international, to school data.

Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem said Harvard “encourages violence, anti-Semitism and coordinates with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus.” She said that the action against Harvard “served as a warning” to other universities.

Last month, The name is required Detailed records on Harvard’s foreign students’ illegal and violent activity “holders.

“It’s a privilege, not right, for universities for subscription foreign students and benefit from their higher support tuition fees to help keep their debt for multibillion dollars,” he said in the statement. “Harvard had a lot of opportunity to do the right thing. She refused.”

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Harvard became “a warm bed of anti-American, anti-Semitic, pro-terrorist mixer”.

“They have not taken action repeatedly to deal with wide problems that negatively affect American students and are now needed to face the consequences of their shares,” Jackson said in the statement.

Harvard says the administration move is illegal.

“We are completely dedicated to Harvard’s ability to host international students and enriching the University – and this nation – said the spokeswoman Harvard in the statement.” This revalued action is threatening serious harms Harvard community and ours Earth, and it violates Harvard’s academic and research mission. ”

Going to blocking Harvard from entered students comes as the Trump Administration enters billions of dollars in Federal grants to school. President Trump also said this month that his administration would take off the university Tax exempt status.