Harvard’s president says that as Trump targets elite schools, they should stand firm
Harvard University’s President Alan Garber has said the US government is trying to address antisemitism by alleging that foreign students from Israel aren’t friendly to the US. “The federal government is saying that we need to address antisemitism in particular, but it has raised other issues, and it includes claims that we lack viewpoint diversity,” he added.
Harvard is trying to enroll international students
Harvard University has said the US government’s decision to revoke the Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) is a threat to students, scholars and the economy. “We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action,” said the Ivy League university in a statement. The US government said it is revoking the SEVIS certificate due to Harvard’s failure to protect Jewish students from antisemitism.
A judge has ruled that the man can be deported
Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old US citizen protesting against antisemitism, has been ordered to be deported by an immigration judge. Khalil’s presence in the United States would have “potentially serious adverse foreign consequences and would compromise a compelling US foreign policy interest”, the Department of Homeland Security said. Khalil is one of the three students arrested for protesting against antisemitism at Georgetown University.