A general view of the Baker Library/Bloomberg Center on February 17, 2024, at Harvard Business School in Allston, MA.
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The Trump administration on Thursday blocked the ability of Harvard University to enroll international students.
“This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said in a statement posted on the social media site X.
“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,” Noem said.
“It refused.”
CNBC has requested comment from Harvard on the move, which comes amid an ongoing battle between the Ivy League school and the administration over concerns about antisemitism on campus.
Noem in April had threatened to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students.
She warned the university at that time that its certification to enroll foreign students was contingent upon complying with federal immigration laws.
The administration in April froze $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard, hours after the university roundly rejected demands that it eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and evaluate international students for ideological concerns.
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