Harvard sues Trump administration over termination of student visa program

Harvard is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to terminate the university s scholar visa initiative Harvard stated the strategy will affect more than visa holders and is a blatant violation of the First Amendment the Due Process Clause and the Administrative Procedure Act per its court filing The Department of Homeland Shield DHS moved to terminate the undertaking after Harvard allegedly failed to provide it with the extensive behavioral records of trainee visa holders the department requested DHS offered Harvard hours on Thursday to come into compliance with the request As of now Harvard may no longer enroll foreign students in the school year and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status to reside in the U S before the next academic year begins The records requested include any footage of protest activity involving students on visas and the disciplinary records of all students on visas in the last five years Requested records also include footage or documentation of illegal dangerous or violent activity by attendee visa holders any records of threats or the deprivation of rights of other students or university personnel