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The State Department said on Wednesday that it launched an investigation into the compliance of Harvard University with the Visa program managed by the government for international students, marking the last efforts of the Trump administration to prevent the University from registering international students.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that the State Department would examine Harvard’s sponsorship for sponsorship in the certification of the exchange visitors – also known as the J -1 Visa program – which allows foreign students to participate in exchange programs in the United States.
The Secretary of State noted that all sponsors of the program “must comply with all regulations, including the conduct of their programs in a way that does not undermine the objectives of foreign policy or does not compromise national security interests in the United States”.
“The American people have the right to expect their universities to support national security, comply with the law and provide safe environments to all students,” said Rubio. “The survey will guarantee that the programs of the State Department are not contrary to the interests of our country.”
A Harvard spokesperson said in a statement that the school “is committed to continuing to comply with the exchange of the exchange program for exchange visitors”.
“This investigation is another measure of reprisals crossed by the administration in violation of the law of the first Harvard amendment,” said the spokesperson. “Harvard continues to register and sponsor academics, researchers and international students, and will protect his international community and support them when they ask for American visas and go to campus this fall.”
The New York Times first pointed out the existence of the State Department’s investigation.
The survey marks the Trump’s last attempt to block the oldest – and undoubtedly the most elite – university of the registration of international students.
In May, the Trump administration suddenly dismissed the certification of the Harvard student and exchange visitors. This decision was quickly blocked by a federal judge.
A few days later, Trump has issued a proclamationEntitled “Improving national security by attacking risks at Harvard University”, seeking to prevent foreign students from registering for Ivy League school.
THE proclamation said Trump “would limit the entry of foreign nationals who seek to enter the United States only or mainly to participate in a study program at Harvard University or a program of exchange visitors organized by Harvard University”.
He also noted that the Secretary of State “will examine, at the discretion of the secretary, that foreign nationals who are currently attending Harvard University are in the United States” on the F, M or J visa should revoke their visas, as Rubio’s announcement seems to suggest it.
“This is another stage of illegal reprisals taken by the administration in violation of the rights of the first Harvard amendment,” the university said in a statement at the time.
The current battle on Harvard’s ability to register foreign students is involved in the middle of larger tensions between university and Trump administration.
In April, Harvard rejected a list of requests from the administration working group to combat anti -Semitism, which would modify Harvard’s admissions and hiring processes and submit the Faculty of the University to a government audit.
Shortly after, the Trump administration said it was Manage more than $ 2 billion in federal research grants At university, encouraging Harvard to continue.
