University replied that ‘government action is illegal’ and defended ‘the institution’s commitment to maintain the ability to receive international students and academics from more than 140 countries’
In a new climb of tension with Harvard, the government of United States On Thursday (22) prohibited the University of enrolling foreign students. In a letter from Harvard President Alan Garber, internal security secretary Kristi Noem, announced the “immediate revocation” of the certification of the Student Program and Visitors of Exchange (SeVis), which allows foreigners to study in the United States.
The revocation will prevent Harvard of enrolling foreigners with non-immigrant F or J visa for the 2025-2026 school year. In the current period, foreigners represent 27.2% of the 30,000 Harvard students, and most of them have one of these types of visa, according to sources from the university.
The measure is announced a week before the graduation of thousands of students from the university. Noem accuses Harvard not to comply with requests for information made by his department and perpetuate “an environment of insecurity in campus, hostile to Jewish students.” It also states that the university “promotes pro-which sympathies and employs racist policies of diversity, equality and inclusion.”
“May this be alert to all universities and academic institutions in the country,” Noem published in X, where he also accused Harvard of coordination “with the Communist Party of China on his campus.” China condemned the “politicization” of educational exchanges in the United States. The measure “will impair the image and international reputation of the United States,” said China’s Ministry of Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning.
Illegal
A federal judge ordered on Thursday the national suspension of any revocation of the legal status of foreign students, although it is unclear whether the decision affects those enrolled in Harvard. Judge Jeffrey White stated that US authorities have “caused damage” in people’s lives and that the precautionary measure provides “stability” to continue their studies.
“Government action is illegal. We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard’s ability to welcome our international students and academics, which come from over 140 countries and enrich the university and this nation in an immeasurable way,” the institution reacted.
“This retaliatory action threatens to severely harm the Harvard community and our country, and undermines our academic and research mission,” the university said. Leaders of the Harvard section of the American Association of University Teachers have called the government’s decision “the latest in a series of openly authoritarian and retaliatory measures against the oldest higher education institution in the United States.”
For the Harvard section of the American Association of University Teachers, the “expands the terrorist attack” of the Trump government against foreign students and academics in the United States. The Trump government undertakes a total struggle against the country’s universities, which accuses campus anti -Semitism after last year’s Palestinian demonstrations. It also seeks to end diversity programs, designed to address the marginalization of minorities.
Unlike other universities, which have accepted the policy of the republican government not to affect the subsidies they receive, Harvard sued him a month ago, for an attempt to impose changes on his curriculum and his admission policies and hiring practices.
‘Privilege, not a right’
“No one knows” how this will affect foreign students already enrolled, American student Alice Goyer told AFP. “Everyone is getting a little panicked” with this news, which motivated “messages from a lot of foreign friends,” he said.
“This will definitely change the perception of those who could think of studying here. The United States are becoming a less attractive place for higher education,” said Harvard Karl Molden’s Austrian student, who has applied for a place at Oxford University in the United Kingdom.
The United States Department of Internal Security (DHS) initially sent a letter to Harvard on April 16, requiring the university to provide information on foreign students’ activities in the campuses, including participation in protests.
According to the publication The Harvard Crimson, the university partially presented the disciplinary records of foreign students requested by Washington. Last week, the Republican government announced a new dollar 450 million (2.5 billion) cut in federal subsidies, which adds to the freezing of another US $ 2.2 billion (R $ 12.4 billion), and ruled out any new federal aid.
Harvard is the richest higher education institution in the United States. “For universities, it is a privilege, not a right, enrolling foreign students and benefiting from their high enrollment payments to help increase their billionaire funds,” said Noem.
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Harvard enrollment costs US $ 59,300 (R $ 334 thousand) and can reach US $ 87 thousand (R $ 490.5 thousand) with accommodation. Trump recently described Harvard as an “extreme left and anti -Semitic institution,” a “progressive disaster” and a “threat to democracy.”
*With information from AFP
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