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Harvard sues Trump Administration over foreign student ban
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Quick Hit:
Harvard University is suing the Trump administration for barring it from enrolling international students, claiming the move is unconstitutional retaliation for resisting federal demands.
Key Details:
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Harvard filed the lawsuit Friday in federal court in Boston, arguing the government violated its First Amendment rights and singled it out for political retribution.
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The Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, alleges Harvard allowed anti-American agitators to target Jewish students and even collaborated with the Chinese Communist Party—charges Harvard has denied or said it will respond to later.
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Noem has given Harvard 72 hours to turn over records, video, and audio tied to foreign students involved in protests or face continued sanctions—including a freeze on over $2 billion in federal grants and possible revocation of the school’s tax-exempt status.
Diving Deeper:
Harvard University is taking legal action against the Trump administration, filing a federal lawsuit on Friday in response to the administration’s ban on enrolling international students. First reported by POLITICO, the university called the decision an unconstitutional act of retaliation, claiming it would harm more than 7,000 foreign students who are part of its academic community.
“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body,” the lawsuit stated. The university emphasized that international students are “central” to its mission, contributing from over 100 countries—most in graduate-level programs.
The move from the Department of Homeland Security came Thursday, citing campus safety issues and deeper geopolitical concerns. The administration accused Harvard of fostering an environment where “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” have targeted Jewish students and claimed the university had ties to the Chinese Communist Party. Specifically, it alleged that Harvard hosted members of a Chinese paramilitary group in 2024.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the action, saying it “should serve as a warning to any university putting ideology over national security.” Noem’s office also demanded that Harvard hand over all records tied to foreign student involvement in campus protests—going so far as to ask for audio and video evidence—within 72 hours. Failure to comply would mean continued restrictions and could trigger further consequences, including loss of tax-exempt status.
In response, Harvard officials said the school had already taken steps to address concerns about campus safety and antisemitism. President Alan Garber noted that reforms to university governance were already underway and insisted that Harvard would not compromise on “its core, legally-protected principles.”
This marks the second lawsuit Harvard has filed against the Trump administration. A prior legal challenge targeted the freezing of $2.2 billion in federal funds and what the school described as coercive efforts to control internal policies, including demands for leadership changes and “viewpoint diversity” audits. That initial standoff followed weeks of public tension between the university and the White House.
Harvard’s athletic department has also been impacted. Many of its teams rely heavily on foreign talent, with Sportico reporting that more than 20% of its 2024–25 varsity athletes hail from outside the U.S. Some teams—like men’s rowing and squash and women’s soccer and golf—feature international athletes on most of their rosters.
The university said it will seek a temporary restraining order to block DHS from enforcing the enrollment ban, and vowed to defend its institutional independence and the rights of its students against what it sees as politically motivated overreach.
(AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Daily Caller
Laura Ingraham’s Viral Clash With Trump Prompts Her To Tell Real Reasons China Sends Students To US
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
On Monday, Ingraham pressed Trump on why a plan to admit 600,000 Chinese nationals into U.S. universities qualifies as a “pro-MAGA” move, challenging him directly after he defended the influx as vital to maintaining Washington’s relationship with Beijing. During a Wednesday broadcast, Ingraham said no modern president has fought harder for American workers than Trump and predicted he will “honor that distinction for the next three years.”
“There was also more consternation over the approach to allowing Chinese and other foreign students to take spots at U.S. universities. A lot of MAGA folks didn’t like that at all. And it’s not, by the way, as some Chinese influencers today said on X, I love this, it’s not that the MAGA folks, certainly not myself, dislike the Chinese people. It’s ridiculous,” Ingraham said.
“What they dislike is the Chinese system that represses Chinese people and uses them as human spies and saboteurs. Remember, when the CCP greenlights hundreds of thousands of their people to come study here, they’re not sending them so they can learn about the wonders of Western civilization, Plato and Socrates, Greek history, become champions of individual freedom and take that message back home. They’re sent here to do whatever is necessary to learn how to push the People’s Republic closer to crushing America, to stealing from us, and for spying on us,” Ingraham added.
Ingraham said that people “understandably perplexed by some of the president’s comments, we cannot forget, what American president has ever been tougher on China than Donald Trump? None.”
Ingraham told viewers that Beijing does not send its students to America to study the Western canon or return home as advocates of individual liberty.
WATCH:
Ingraham warned that China’s rise didn’t happen overnight, saying that decades of inattentive presidents allowed Beijing to gain the strength Trump now must confront.
“Given China’s growing strength that’s been amassed over decades of presidents who were out to lunch, President Trump inherited the most challenging situation,” Ingraham said. “I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say this, that any president has faced in the last 50 years. He and his entire team are dedicated to countering the Chinese aggression that’s building.”
Washington and Beijing struck a deal in June clearing the way for Chinese nationals to enroll in American universities, a shift that followed the administration’s June 5 move blocking Harvard from bringing in additional international students. Officials justified the restriction by pointing to security vulnerabilities and rising campus turmoil, including allegations of antisemitic activity, as reasons to tighten the flow of foreign applicants.
Trump acknowledged at the time that admitting large numbers of students from a country controlled by the Chinese Communist Party carries real intelligence concerns, saying in June that the government “must be vigilant” about who enters U.S. classrooms. National security experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the policy could create openings for the CCP to exploit America’s higher-education system and potentially endanger U.S. interests.
From the Daily Caller News Foundation
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The COP30 summit is the 30th annual meeting of parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), an agreement to reach “net-zero” carbon emissions by 2050, according to the conference’s website. Video posted on X and aired by the BBC showed the protesters kicking doors and forcing their way into the building.
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Two security guards were injured in the fracas, with one being taken out in a wheelchair while holding his stomach, Sky News reported.
Past COP summits have seen speakers propose taxes on the meat and dairy industry and “climate finance” initiatives for less-developed countries. The Biden administration signed on to a pledge to start “transitioning away from fossil fuels” at the United Nations COP28 climate summit on Dec. 13, 2023.
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