President Trump moves to bar Harvard’s international students from entering the U.S.

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President Trump moves to bar Harvard’s international students from entering the U.S.

President Donald Trump moved to bar Harvard University’s international students from entering the U.S. and asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to consider revoking the visas of Harvard students already in the country

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A Harvard spokesperson called the restriction “********”

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, adding that the university would “continue to protect its international students.”

The proclamation is the latest action against Harvard by the Trump White House in

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over its rebukes of the administration’s attempts to reshape it, but it is the first time the president has taken direct action against Harvard using the powers of the presidency.

In the proclamation, the president asserts that Harvard is admitting international students from countries that are hostile to the U.S. while failing to comply with the Department of Homeland Security’s requests for information about students it suspects may pose a threat.

As a result, federal officials have concluded that “Harvard University is no longer a trustworthy steward of international student and exchange visitor programs,” according to the proclamation.

“When a university refuses to uphold its legal obligations, including its recordkeeping and reporting obligations, the consequences ripple far beyond the campus. They jeopardize the integrity of the entire United States student and exchange visitor visa system, compromise national security, and embolden other institutions to similarly disregard the rule of law.”

President Trump has determined it is now necessary to suspend entry into the U.S. by foreign nationals whose purpose for being here would be “solely or principally to participate in a course of study at Harvard University or in an exchange visitor program hosted by Harvard University,” he wrote.

The president is authorized to issue such a restriction under

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, according to the proclamation. Historically, this law has been used to block people from foreign countries with ties to human rights abuses or corruption from entering the country, The New York Times reported.

It is unclear how the proclamation’s directive would be applied at the border so as to prevent Harvard students with valid visas from entering the U.S., but the proclamation includes other details about how it should be implemented.

Firstly, it includes the stipulation that the Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security and members of their staff can permit entry into the country by a foreign national who would be otherwise be barred if they determine that doing so is “in the national interest.”

Secondly, it states that the proclamation’s directives will expire in six months if not renewed. Within three months, the U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security are to make a recommendation to the president as to whether the restriction should be extended or allowed to expire.

Last week, a federal judge in Massachusetts said she would issue a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration from preventing Harvard from enrolling international students while a court makes a final decision on the matter, but the judge has yet to actually issue the injunction.

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