eragem.bsky.social
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🚨This is a HUGE escalation and a deliberate effort to use the government against Trump's enemies. Weaponizing the Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification against Harvard to punish them for pushing back is a new low — and needlessly punishes thousands of innocent students.
Trump just revoked the ability for foreign students to enroll at Harvard. Every foreign student, which is in the thousands, enrolled for next year at Harvard will not be able to continue studying if this isn't challenged in court.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Harvard has just under 6,800 foreign students enrolled. Every one of them would have to give up their dreams of an education in the US or transfer elsewhere, if Noem's attack on Harvard is upheld.

None of them have done anything wrong, they're just collateral damage to Trump.
May 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is the equivalent of an atomic bomb in higher ed.

“The US revoked Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, meaning the school can no longer enroll foreign students. Existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status, according to the notice. “
Harvard Blocked by US From Enrolling Foreign Students
The Trump Administration told Harvard University it can’t enroll international students, delivering a major blow to the school after the government froze billions of dollars of federal funding, and es...
www.bloomberg.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM