Trump administration revokes Harvard from enrolling any international students

[IronLionZion]

[JohnSJ]

1. Harvard is a private University. Is this legal?

[PittBlue]

2. Legal?

Who cares? Certainly not this administration.

[IronLionZion]

4. You better believe there will be lawsuits

it's up to the courts to decide if it's legal to revoke their certification. It all feels very petty and punitive. Big government authoritarianism is today's Republican party.

[cab67]

7. no

Even public universities are allowed to admit pretty much anyone they find suitable to study at their institution.

In fact, they can find themselves in hot water if they're found to deny certain groups of students the opportunity to enroll. Some of the key moments in the Civil Rights era involved Black students trying to enroll at universities in the Jim Crow south.

No way would this survive a court challenge.

[LoisB]

3. By what authority?

[IronLionZion]

5. Make America Stupid Again

[Bristlecone]

6. I'd bet dollars to donuts this all goes back to when he was a kid

He tried to get into Harvard and they did not accept him. His grievances and petty revenge schemes last a lifetime.

*pure speculation on my part, across the board. But tell me it doesn’t fit the mold.

[PortTack]

8. Yeah...let's burn up some more of the DOJ now tiny and dwindling budget! Not going to happen

[fatir]

9. Setback for acadeic freedom

That move, if true, would be a huge setback for academic freedom and global talent. International students are a vital part of U.S. universities and innovation.