Trump bans visas for foreign students at harvard threatens columbia accreditation
President Donald Trump ramped up his campaign against top U.S. universities on Wednesday, banning visas for all foreign students coming to attend Harvard and threatening to strip Columbia of its academic accreditation.Mr. Trump is seeking to bring the universities to heel with claims their international students pose a national security threat, and that they ignored anti-Semitism on campus and perpetuate liberal bias.
A proclamation issued by the White House late Wednesday declared that the entrance of international students to begin a course at Harvard would be “suspended and limited” for six months and that existing overseas enrollees could have their visas terminated.
“Harvard’s conduct has rendered it an unsuitable destination for foreign students and researchers,” the order said.
Karl Molden, a Harvard government and classics student from Austria, said: “He is abusing his executive power to harm Harvard as much as he can.”
China vowed on Thursday to “safeguard the legitimate interests of its overseas students”.
“This is yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the Administration in violation of Harvard’s First Amendment rights,” a university spokesperson said.
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