In a bombshell move, President Donald Trump has barred Harvard University from enrolling foreign students, slamming the Ivy League giant as a “hotbed of radicalism” and accusing it of fostering an unsafe, anti-Semitic campus.
Effective immediately, Harvard’s SEVIS certification — which allows foreign student enrollment — has been revoked, gutting access for over a quarter of its student body. The decision follows Harvard’s refusal to comply with federal demands for oversight on admissions, hiring, and campus policies.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem didn’t hold back: “You’ve lost the privilege. Harvard ignored repeated requests, enabled hostility toward Jewish students, and pushed divisive DEI agendas.”
The Trump administration’s latest clash with academia paints Harvard — home to 162 Nobel laureates — as ground zero in the war over “woke” culture, free speech, and campus extremism. Trump has openly accused the university of promoting pro-Hamas sympathies and rejecting accountability.
Harvard has so far remained silent on the unprecedented action, which sends shockwaves through global academia and puts one of the world’s most prestigious institutions under intense political fire.
“This is about safety, not politics,” Noem insisted — but with a storm now brewing on campus and worldwide, the battle over Harvard is anything but quiet.