@w7voa No longer relevant. What parent from outside the #usa in its right mind would still send their child to a #us #university ?

I mean what if he/she would be so unwise to express their personal opinions about -say- israel, or even more unwise, about Donald?

Late Friday morning, at the #university’s request, a federal judge in Boston moved swiftly to block implementation of the #Trump admin’s order.

The judge, Allison D. Burroughs issued a temporary restraining order [#TRO] against the federal edict, agreeing that #Harvard had shown that its implementation would cause “immediate & irreparable injury” to the university.

The #Trump admin edict ultimately affects both existing #InternationalStudents, who would need to find other schools to attend, & newly admitted #Harvard #students headed for the US in the fall.

The admin’s announcement on Thurs upends students’ lives, & would also be a financial blow to Harvard. Many of Harvard’s international students are enrolled in costly graduate programs, tuition paid by those students potentially generates millions for the #university.

At the same time, a proposal making its way through #Congress that would increase #taxes on #university #endowments could cost #Harvard an estimated $850 million a year.

The wider #academic community was shocked at Thursday’s move by the #Trump Admin. In a statement, Sally Kornbluth, president of the #MIT, called it a “grave moment.”

The #Trump admin said #Harvard had not complied with a list of demands sent on April 16 that contained records of protest activity dating back 5 years, including videotapes of misconduct & records of disciplinary actions involving #InternationalStudents.

Harvard’s lawsuit said the #university had been working to comply with the April 16 request, & included a letter from the admin attacking the university for failure to condemn *antisemitism*.

In the new lawsuit, the #university accused the #Trump admin of exerting “clear retaliation for #Harvard exercising its #FirstAmendment rights to control Harvard’s governance, #curriculum & the ‘ideology’ of its #faculty & #students.”

“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, #InternationalStudents who contribute significantly to the university & its mission,” the lawsuit said. “Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard.”

The lawsuit, which accused the #Trump admin of a “campaign of retribution” against the #university followed an announcement on Thurs that #Harvard’s Student & Exchange Visitor Program [#SEVP] certification was revoked, halting the university’s ability to enroll #InternationalStudents. The university indicated that it would also be filing a request for a temporary restraining order [#TRO] asking a judge to immediately block implementation of the admin action.

The #Trump admin notified #Harvard about the decision after a back-&-forth in recent days over the legality of a sprawling records request as part of the #DHS’s investigation, acc/to 3 people w/knowledge of negotiations.

“I am writing to inform you that effective immediately, #HarvardUniversity’s Student & Exchange Visitor Program certification is revoked,” acc/to a letter sent to the #university by DHS Secy #KristiNoem. A copy of the letter was obtained by NYT.