“With one stroke of the pen, the government decided to deprive Harvard of a quarter of students, i.e. foreign students who make a significant contribution to the university's activities and the implementation of his mission,” Harvard emphasized in the lawsuit cited by the Associated Press agency.
The claim was filed on Friday to the Federal Court in Boston. The university argues in it that the government's operation violates the first amendment to the Constitution and It will have an “immediate and devastating impact on Harvard and over 7,000 visa owners”.
The university wants to fight Trump's administration
Trump has recently attacked Harvard, in addition, threatening him to receive a status allowing him to be tax exemption.
On Thursday, the Ministry of National Security (DHS) announced that it took the right to receive foreign students from the Harvard University in connection with the refusal to transfer materials regarding students participating in anti -izrael protests. The decision also prohibits further education at the university already adopted to students.
“This administration attracts Harvard responsible for fueling violence, anti -Semitism and cooperation with the Communist Party of China in the campus,” the head of the Ministry of Kristi Noem wrote on Platform X.
As the Associated Press informed, The university intends to apply for a temporary judicial order to prevent DHS from implementing this move.
Foreign students are one of the largest sources of income for many leading American universities. Tuition fee at Harvard is about 60 thousand. dollars per semester. According to university data, 27 percent current students are foreigners.
This claim is separate from the previous claim, in which the University has questioned the federal budget cuts of over $ 2 billion, imposed by the Trump administration – pointed out Associated Press.
