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Home Front: Politix
Judge blocks Trump admin from revoking Harvard enrollment of foreign students
2025-05-24
[GEO.TV] A US judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Harvard University's ability to enroll foreign students, a move that ratcheted up White House efforts to conform practices in academia to President Donald Trump
...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
's policies.

US District Judge Allison Burroughs' order provides temporary relief to the thousands of international students who were faced with being forced to transfer under a policy that the Ivy League school called part of the administration's broader effort to retaliate against it for refusing to "surrender its academic independence."

The Trump administration may appeal Burroughs' ruling. Spokespeople for the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

In a lawsuit filed in Boston federal court earlier on Friday, Harvard called the revocation a "blatant violation" of the US Constitution and other federal laws, and had an "immediate and devastating effect" on the university and more than 7,000 visa holders.

"Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard," the 389-year-old school said in the lawsuit filed in Boston federal court.
If not Harvard, will whatever it becomes be safe for Jewish, Zionist, white male, and conservative students?
Harvard enrolled nearly 6,800 international students in its current school year, equal to 27% of total enrollment.

The termination of Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, effective with the 2025-2026 academic year, was announced on Thursday by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Posted by:Fred

#8  Actually, he doesn’t meet have the authority. If Harvard receives taxpayer dollars, those dollars come with strings attached.
Posted by: Gerthudion Bucket9415   2025-05-24 14:03  

#7  ^ As well as staff on visas.
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-05-24 12:24  

#6  Trump does not have the authority to tell a private school who they can enroll. But he does have the authority to revoke their visas and kick them out.
Posted by: DarthVader   2025-05-24 10:03  

#5  Procop - the question should be not "Where in the Constitution is it prohibited" but "Where in the Constitution is it authorized."
Posted by: Mercutio   2025-05-24 10:02  

#4  I don't think POTUS has the authority to tell a private school who they may or may not enroll. OTOH, he certainly has the authority to keep the riff-raff from getting into the country where they could be enrolled.
Posted by: Mercutio   2025-05-24 10:00  

#3  "blatant violation" of the US Constitution

We have access to that on line, please show me in the text where that is.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-05-24 08:01  

#2  I think the law is in Noem’s favor when this shakes out.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-05-24 07:29  

#1  Pro-Discrimination, Ivy League Judge Backs Harvard vs. Trump
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-05-24 05:19  

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