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New York Times
15 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Trump Administration to Appeal Order Allowing International Students at Harvard
The Trump administration said on Friday that it would appeal a district court judge's order blocking a proclamation that seeks to bar international students from attending Harvard. The notice of appeal, filed in federal court in Boston, further escalates a fight that started in May between the administration and Harvard over the enrollment of international students. The fight continued this month with an unusual White House proclamation on June 4, which accused Harvard of 'entanglements with foreign counties, including our adversaries.' The proclamation specifically referenced donations to Harvard from Chinese entities. On Monday, Judge Allison D. Burroughs of the U.S. District Court in Boston blocked its enforcement, accusing the Trump administration in a strongly worded order of 'misplaced efforts to control a reputable academic institution and squelch diverse viewpoints seemingly because they are, in some instances, opposed to this administration's own views.' She also chastised the government's attempts 'to accomplish this, at least in part, on the backs of international students, with little thought to the consequences to them or, ultimately, to our own citizens.' Judge Burroughs's order was set to remain in effect until Harvard's lawsuit against the administration was resolved. The Trump administration, in its fight with Harvard, had invoked a 70-year-old law intended to bar foreign enemies from the United States, suggesting that the university's international enrollment posed a national security threat. Judge Burroughs attacked the logic of the Trump administration's argument as 'absurd.' Lawyers for the administration cited a Supreme Court case that upheld President Trump's 2017 ban on visas for travelers from several majority Muslim countries. Harvard, known for its global prestige and influence, hosts about 7,000 international students and scholars each year, including about 2,000 recent graduates. They make up about 25 percent of the student body. While the case is being appealed, Harvard has said that it is developing contingency plans so that some international students may be able to study remotely, as they did during the pandemic, or at international locations. The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard said this week that it was making arrangements to partner with the University of Toronto to host some students there.
UAE Moments
19 hours ago
- Politics
- UAE Moments
Trump's Bid to Ban Foreign Students from Harvard Halted
A federal judge in Boston blocked on Monday, June 23, another effort by the US President Donald Trump's administration to ban international students from attending Harvard University. The judge said that the Trump administration's officials' "misplaced efforts to control a reputable academic institution' threatened freedom of speech. The order from the U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs preserves the ability of international students to apply and study at Harvard University while the case is decided. President Trump has sought to cut off enrollment of foreign students as part of his campaign to change the governance and policies of the Ivy League school. The administrations officials have also cut over $2.6 billion in research grants, cancelled federal contracts, and threatened to revoke the tax-exempt status of the university . Harvard University sued the Department of Homeland Security in May, after the department retracted the school's certification to host international students and issue paperwork for their visas. Burroughs temporarily halted the action hours after Harvard sued and then provided an initial injunction on June 20. The latest injunction came on June 23 in response to the Trump administration's move, citing a legal justification when he issued a proclamation on June 4, banning foreign students from entering the US to attend Harvard University.
Independent Singapore
3 days ago
- Politics
- Independent Singapore
Judge blocks Trump's attempt to slam Harvard's doors on foreign students
Photo: Facebook / Harvard University BOSTON: A federal judge delivered a pivotal blow to President Donald Trump's administration, blocking its attempt to bar foreign nationals from entering the US to study at Harvard University. Judge halts controversial ban targeting Harvard According to a recent Reuters report, US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston extended her earlier order preventing the administration from implementing a presidential decree inked by Trump earlier this month. The decree had quoted national security apprehensions as an explanation for prohibiting international students from Harvard, while also threatening to cancel visas for those who have already registered. However, the judge allowed Harvard to continue accepting international students. A clash over academic freedom and the Constitution In her decision, Judge Burroughs emphatically denounced the Trump adminsitration's actions as unlawful, unconstitutional and a desecration of Harvard's First Amendment rights. 'At its root, this case is about core constitutional rights that must be safeguarded: freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of speech,' Burroughs wrote. She stressed that the administration's effort to regulate and control Harvard's study programme and admissions seemed to be a political retribution against the university's apparent sociopolitical stance. The decision follows a succession of antagonistic moves by the Trump administration against Harvard, which includes freezing $2.5 billion in subsidies, putting its tax-exempt status in jeopardy, and instigating federal inquiries. The judge's phrasings highlighted anxiety over what she labelled as 'misplaced efforts to control a reputable academic institution and squelch diverse viewpoints'. Harvard vows to continue the fight Harvard hailed the decision, affirming it would permit the university to sustain its global academic community and, at the same time, continue pursuing its legal efforts. 'We will keep defending the rights of our institution, our students, and our scholars,' university spokespersons said. The university has filed two lawsuits before Judge Burroughs, one seeking to reinstate frozen federal resources and the other seeking to guarantee that international students can attend without impediment. As the legal clash unfolds, the case has come to represent the fight for academic freedom and constitutional liberties against political encroachment.
CNN
4 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Judge indefinitely blocks Trump's proclamation suspending new Harvard international students
A federal judge on Monday indefinitely blocked a recent attempt by President Donald Trump to deprive Harvard University of its ability to bring thousands of international students to its campus. Judge Allison Burroughs of the US District Court in Massachusetts decided Trump's recent presidential proclamation was a violation of the university's constitutional protections, and part of a retaliatory campaign the Trump administration has waged. The White House said the proclamation against international students coming to the US to study at Harvard was for national security purposes, because Harvard wasn't properly vetting incoming scholars from other countries. But Burroughs took the opportunity to outline her reaction to the administration's repeated attempts to cut into Harvard's student body and approach to teaching. 'This case is about core constitutional rights that must be safeguarded: freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of speech, each of which is a pillar of a functioning democracy and an essential hedge against authoritarianism,' Burroughs wrote in a 44-page opinion Monday. 'Here, the government's efforts to control a reputable academic institution and squelch diverse viewpoints, seemingly because they are, in some instances, opposed to this Administration's own views, threaten these rights. To make matters worse, the government attempts to accomplish this, at least in part, on the backs of international students,' she wrote. The judge previously indefinitely blocked an attempt by the Trump Homeland Security and State departments to revoke Harvard's student visa program, which would have affected nearly a quarter of its student body and prompted students to leave the country or transfer. Her decision on Monday dealt with a follow-up Trump administration action toward stopping international students from getting visas to study at Harvard. Burroughs, an Obama appointee sitting in a jurisdiction with no Trump-appointed judges at the trial or appellate level, is also set to decide this summer on a major legal challenge from Harvard against the Trump administration's decision to cut its federal grants. Various federal agencies have frozen more than $2 billion in funding for Harvard programs, largely for medical and scientific research. The elite, wealthy private university is now at the center of Trump administration pushback against intellectual and cultural institutions that have been perceived as too liberal by the conservative administration. It is the most prominent American university to sue in response to Trump administration decisions that the university says could potentially cause major damage to it as an institution. The administration has in some instances argued its various recent actions arose because Harvard hasn't complied with the priorities of the president, such as anti-diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and scrutiny of the handling of campus protests around the war in Gaza and Israel.
CNN
4 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Judge indefinitely blocks Trump's proclamation suspending new Harvard international students
A federal judge on Monday indefinitely blocked a recent attempt by President Donald Trump to deprive Harvard University of its ability to bring thousands of international students to its campus. Judge Allison Burroughs of the US District Court in Massachusetts decided Trump's recent presidential proclamation was a violation of the university's constitutional protections, and part of a retaliatory campaign the Trump administration has waged. The White House said the proclamation against international students coming to the US to study at Harvard was for national security purposes, because Harvard wasn't properly vetting incoming scholars from other countries. But Burroughs took the opportunity to outline her reaction to the administration's repeated attempts to cut into Harvard's student body and approach to teaching. 'This case is about core constitutional rights that must be safeguarded: freedom of thought, freedom of expression, and freedom of speech, each of which is a pillar of a functioning democracy and an essential hedge against authoritarianism,' Burroughs wrote in a 44-page opinion Monday. 'Here, the government's efforts to control a reputable academic institution and squelch diverse viewpoints, seemingly because they are, in some instances, opposed to this Administration's own views, threaten these rights. To make matters worse, the government attempts to accomplish this, at least in part, on the backs of international students,' she wrote. The judge previously indefinitely blocked an attempt by the Trump Homeland Security and State departments to revoke Harvard's student visa program, which would have affected nearly a quarter of its student body and prompted students to leave the country or transfer. Her decision on Monday dealt with a follow-up Trump administration action toward stopping international students from getting visas to study at Harvard. Burroughs, an Obama appointee sitting in a jurisdiction with no Trump-appointed judges at the trial or appellate level, is also set to decide this summer on a major legal challenge from Harvard against the Trump administration's decision to cut its federal grants. Various federal agencies have frozen more than $2 billion in funding for Harvard programs, largely for medical and scientific research. The elite, wealthy private university is now at the center of Trump administration pushback against intellectual and cultural institutions that have been perceived as too liberal by the conservative administration. It is the most prominent American university to sue in response to Trump administration decisions that the university says could potentially cause major damage to it as an institution. The administration has in some instances argued its various recent actions arose because Harvard hasn't complied with the priorities of the president, such as anti-diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and scrutiny of the handling of campus protests around the war in Gaza and Israel.
