An American judge temporarily blocked on Friday, May 23, the decision of President Donald Trump banning foreign students at Harvard University.
The decision to block the registration of foreign students at Harvard was suspended photo: Shutterstock
Kristi Noem, US Secretary for Internal Security, announced on Thursday the immediate revocation of the Harvard program for international students and academic exchanges (SEVP). Following this decision, the prestigious American university can no longer enroll foreign students.
According to Kristi Noem, Harvard University refused to convey to the government requested information, “perpetuating a dangerous environment in campus and hostile to Jewish students”, encouraging pro-Hamas sympathies and using racist policies of “diversity, equity”, AFP, quoted by Agerpres.
In order to obtain the suspension of this decision, the University filed a complaint on the Federal Court in Massachusetts on Friday morning, and the court won the case.
Harvard claimed that the government's action violates the first amendment of the US Constitution and will have a “Immediate and devastating effect on Harvard and over 7,000 visa holders.”
“With a single signature, the government has tried to eliminate a quarter of Harvard's student body, international students who contribute significantly to the university and its mission”is shown in the trial.
34 Romanian students, affected by the Decision of the Trump Administration
Also, there are currently 34 Romanian students enrolled at Harvard University, in license, master and doctoral programs. They risk being directly affected by the restrictions imposed by the American administration.
The Romanian Embassy in the USA is carefully pursuing the situation of the Romanian students.
“The Romanian Embassy in Washington is closely pursuing the evolutions generated by the US administration decision to revoke the Harvard program for international students and academic exchanges (SEVP), the implementation details, respectively its consequences on the Romanian Student Community“, The representatives of the Romanian Embassy in the USA, who add:”We are concerned about the fate of these outstanding young people and we will take all possible steps in addition to the American partners to clarify their status and their families”.
