“We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action,” Harvard president Alan Garber said in a statement. “It imperils the futures of thousands of students and scholars across Harvard and serves as a warning to countless others at colleges and universities throughout the country who have come to America to pursue their education and fulfill their dreams.”
The government’s decision to revoke Harvard’s certification to enroll international students Thursday has thrust thousands of international students into limbo. Both the suddenness and timing of the move — after acceptance letters for the fall term have been sent out and transfer applications to other schools are closed — left current and future attendees struggling to figure out what to do next.
The blockade on international student enrollment will compound the financial pressures for Harvard. The Trump administration has frozen more than $2.6 billion of Harvard’s funding and cut off future grants in an increasingly contentious standoff over the school’s handling of alleged antisemitism on campus and government demands for more oversight.
The case is President and Fellows of Harvard College v. Department of Homeland Security, 25-cv-11472, US District Court, District of Massachusetts (Boston).
