Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the immediate revocation of Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification, barring the university from enrolling international students.
• Current international students at Harvard, who make up over a quarter of the student body, must transfer to other institutions or lose their legal immigration status.
• The Trump administration cited Harvard's refusal to comply with demands for information on foreign students' activities and broader accusations of fostering antisemitism and ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
• Harvard condemned the action as unlawful, asserting it violates constitutional rights and threatens significant harm to the university’s academic mission and community.
• The move escalates an ongoing standoff between the Trump administration and Harvard, which has already resulted in a $2.2 billion freeze in federal research funding and pending legal battles.