Trump suspends entry of foreign students studying at Harvard University

United States President Donald Trump has suspended for an initial six months the entry into the U.S. of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University.

Trump announced this on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Trump’s proclamation cited national security concerns as a justification for barring international students from entering the United States to pursue studies at the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based university.

Harvard University in a statement called Trump’s proclamation “yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the Administration in violation of Harvard’s First Amendment rights.”

“Harvard will continue to protect its international students,” the university added.

Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from entering U.S.

The suspension can be extended beyond six months, Reuters reported.

Trump’s proclamation also directs the U.S. State Department to consider revoking academic or exchange visas of any current Harvard University students who meet his proclamation’s criteria.

The directive on Wednesday came a week after a federal judge in Boston announced she would issue a broad injunction blocking the administration from revoking Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, who make up about a quarter of its student body.

The administration has launched a multifront attack on the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, freezing billions of dollars in grants and other funding and proposing to end its tax-exempt status, prompting a series of legal challenges.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

Niger miners’ deaths: Survivor recounts what happened inside NSCDC cell

A survivor of the Niger State detention tragedy has alleged that an unidentified substance was…

9 minutes ago

Navy uncovers illegal refining site in Rivers, recovers 119,850 litres of crude oil

The troops of the Nigerian Navy, under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, have recovered 119,850 litres of…

24 minutes ago

EFCC recovers N140m, returns funds to Lagos loan firm

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered and returned N140m to B4 Sail Limited,…

38 minutes ago

FSD Africa launches facility to boost local financing for small businesses

FSD Africa has launched a new financing facility aimed at strengthening locally based investment managers…

47 minutes ago

Otuaro urges academic excellence as 31 PAP scholarship beneficiaries depart for UK

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Dr Dennis Otuaro, has charged the offshore scholarship…

3 hours ago

Mangu violence: Mwaghavul group demands probe, alleges 28 killed

The Mwaghavul Development Association has called for an urgent investigation into the latest violence in…

4 hours ago

This website uses cookies.