The ban on #InternationalStudents would also impact #HarvardLaw's Juris Doctor [the graduate program for every #lawyer in the #US] & Doctor of Juridical Science programs. Each #JD class of 560 typically includes 45 to 50 intl students—about 9%—for a total of about 150 #students spread across 3 classes. The #SJD, which is for aspiring #legal #academics & typically has ~60 people enrolled, also draws heavily from overseas.

Like I keep saying, it’s all #RevengePolitics for the #IdiotInChief.

Claiming #Harvard failed to fully comply with their likely extralegal demands, the admin moved last week to revoke its ability to host #InternationalStudents.

So now it is giving Harvard 30 calendar days to provide written documentation & other evidence “to rebut the alleged grounds for withdrawal.”

#DHS’s move would prevent #Harvard from enrolling new #InternationalStudents & require existing ones to transfer to other #schools or lose their #legal status.

#Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that #HarvardUniversity should have a 15% cap on the number of non-U.S. #students it admits.

In a letter that day, Noem accused #Harvard of refusing to comply w/wide-ranging requests for information on its #StudentVisa holders…. [Though she cited no law or regulation that the university had violated]

Harvard, the nation's oldest & wealthiest #university, enrolled nearly 6,800 #InternationalStudents in its current school year, ~27% of its total enrollment.

The case before Judge Burroughs was filed after #KristiNoem revoked #Harvard's #SEVP certification to enroll non-US #students.

In announcing the decision, Noem, without providing #evidence, accused the #university of "fostering violence, antisemitism, & coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party." [#FigLeaf]

"We continue to reject #Harvard’s repeated pattern of endangering its students & spreading American hate—it must change its ways to be eligible to receive generous benefits from the American people," #DHS Secy #KristiNoem nonsensically said in a statement.

#Harvard has said losing that right would affect about ¼ of its student body & devastate the school. It has denied #Trump admin fig leaf charges of alleged bias against conservatives, fostering antisemitism on campus & coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party.

DHS claims it sent Harvard the notice after school ofcls indicated an intent to comply w/requirements of the federal #SEVP [but it already does so total BS].

#Harvard had argued that the revocation violated its #FreeSpeech & #DueProcess rights under the US #Constitution. In addition, Harvard contended that the revocation failed to comply with #DHS #regulations. The regulations required providing at least 30 days to challenge the agency's allegations & giving Harvard an opportunity to pursue an administrative appeal.

I’m guess this is not the *type* of #student #Trump was hoping to kick out.

Belgian princess left in doubt about her #Harvard future following Trump's foreign student ban

#InternationalStudents #law #immigration #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #BrainDrain #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower
https://apnews.com/article/belgium-princess-trump-harvard-aeb47f0e69d97c91b44f5cc2bfa84e66

[But more importantly it is a fascistic dictatorial attack on #education, #AcademicFreedom & the #FirstAmendment.]
In an interview on Thurs, a #Harvard student from #Ukraine, who asked not to be identified, said she feared losing her #visa not only because it will disrupt her education but because returning home, amid the #war w/ #Russia, is not an option. She is considering going to live w/relatives elsewhere in Europe.

“I write to you in profound disbelief,” Kornbluth wrote in a community email late Thurs. “The action the federal government took today to bar #Harvard from having #InternationalStudents is devastating for American excellence, openness, & ingenuity.”

Harvard enrolls about 6,800 #international #students, or about 27% of its student body.

At the same time, a proposal making its way through #Congress that would increase #taxes on #university #endowments could cost #Harvard an estimated $850 million a year.

The wider #academic community was shocked at Thursday’s move by the #Trump Admin. In a statement, Sally Kornbluth, president of the #MIT, called it a “grave moment.”

Dr. Garber responded on April 15 with #Harvard’s first lawsuit, in which arguments are set for July.

And despite statements from both sides indicating a willingness to compromise, the attacks on Harvard have continued, emanating from a variety of federal agencies, with the #Trump admin freezing nearly $3 billion in contracts & #research #funding.

@carnage4life and now they think Canada is going to attract the best and brightest that are fleeing the USA academic landscape? Really? You don’t think the “best and brightest” might be able to do the math and see the cuts?

But sure, our new government will definitely fix it by: checks notes: “productivity” improvements, AI and private partnerships.

@johncarlosbaez To ‘The Economist’: “#America is *in danger* of experiencing a #BrainDrain “?

Oh honey, it’s ALREADY happening!