USA - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is threatening to strip Harvard University of its ability to enroll international students if it doesn’t turn over records on international stu-dents’ ...
“illegal and violent activities,” the agency said Wednesday. Noem “wrote a scathing letter demanding detailed records on Harvard’s foreign student visa holders’ illegal and violent activities by April 30, 2025, or face immediate loss of Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification,” DHS said in a news release.
The certification allows universities to issue forms to admitted international students that they can then use to apply for visas to enter the United States, according to DHS. With 6,793 international students attending Harvard, they comprise 27.2 percent of its enrollment in the 2024-25 academic year, according to the university’s data. DHS on Wednesday also announced the cancellation of two federal grants worth USD 2.7 million to Harvard. CNN has reached out to DHS for additional information.
A Harvard spokesperson said in a statement the university is aware of the letter, but they stand by their previous statement that they “will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.” (CNN)
