The Ivy League school is ineligible for international student visas due to the Donald Trump administration’s decision to rescind SEVIS
She said that the president is punishing our students and hurting the economy in order to silence anyone who disagrees with him. “The only ones who benefit from Donald Trump’s actions are China and other countries who are already recruiting these students. It’s not the same as America First.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, a former Harvard hockey player, declined to comment when contacted by the AP. 85,000 foreign students are brought to Massachusetts to study, conduct research, start businesses and create jobs, said the governor who once played basketball at Harvard.
The Ivy League school with the nation’s largest athletic program is ineligible for international student visas because of a Trump administration decision on Thursday.
“It is the latest act by the government in clear retaliation for Harvard exercising its First Amendment rights to reject the government’s demands to control Harvard’s governance, curriculum, and the ‘ideology’ of its faculty and students,” the complaint alleges. The government has sought to eliminate 25% of Harvard’s student body, international students who contribute significantly to the University and its mission.
On Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rescinded Harvard’s access to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a government database of international students attending universities in the United States. The students’ visas weren’t canceled, but the revocation of Harvard’s SEVIS certification could make 6,800 international students at Harvard deportable immediately.
The Canadian Hockey Team’s Website (with an appendix by Scott Barton, Scott Moore, and Jack Bar, on the soccer field)
The international hometowns of seven of the eight men on the rowing team that just won the Eastern sprint title are listed on the school’s website. Jack Bar was a captain and Mick Thompson was the leading scorer last year, but they are two of many Canadians on the men’s hockey roster.
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17 Books We Love to Read About The War in Gaza: A Conversation with an International Student During the First Round of the NPR Women’s Rights Campaign
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International students in the U.S. have to decide whether or not to speak out about the war in Gaza. Federal judges have blocked a Trump administration attempt to deport some noncitizen university students based on their comments about the war in Gaza. The government says it will continue to cancel students’ visas because of national security concerns. NPR’s Adrian Florido recently spoke with two international graduate students in the final weeks of their academic programs who decided to continue speaking out despite the risk of losing their visas and being detained or deported. The two students discussed how that decision impacted their lives and plans for the future.
First Law Enforcement Action in the U.S. During a March 17 Anti-Democracy Attack on a Black Member of the Israeli Embassy
The supreme court granted the Trump administration’s request to fire the heads of two agencies. The fired individuals are Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board, and Cathy Harris, a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board. The 6-3 ruling shows how the higher court thinks of the president’s power.
A man accused of killing two employees of the Israeli embassy in DC has been charged with murder and other crimes. The incident is currently being investigated as a possible hate crime. According to the affidavit, Rodriguez flew from his Chicago home to the nation’s capital on Tuesday, the day before the attack. He purchased a ticket three hours before the event began for a mixer for young diplomats.
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The secretary of DHS stated in a statement that Harvard is being held responsible for fostering Violence, antisemitism, and coordination with the Chinese Communist Party.
Not knowing whether or not you’re going to have 25% of your students is one of the main reasons Harvard doesn’t leave until later in the summer. The University of California, Berkeley’s International House houses nearly 600 students and scholars from all over the world and is the executive director’s current position.
“This makes international students wonder if the U.S. is still a safe and welcoming place to study,” he says. “We are already seeing less international applications this year.”
In the last academic year, international students made nearly $44 billion in contributions to the US economy. Association of International Educators.
U.S. Students are Safe: DHS’s SEVIS Case Blocked by the U.K. Circuit Court Judge Robertson-McKay
A federal judge has temporarily blocked DHS’s attempt to revoke Harvard’s SEVIS certification. For now, the international students are safe.