‘Clinging to Hope’: Harvard Students Slam Latest Trump Visa Ban
- The Trump administration issued a late-night proclamation on June 5 blocking Harvard's new international student enrollments and aggressively revoking Chinese student visas.
- This action followed earlier halts to student visa interviews, expansions of social media vetting, and a ban on prospective students from 19 countries.
- Harvard, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has faced federal cuts of about US$3.2 billion, legal challenges, and a temporary court reprieve blocking the enrollment suspension.
- Students and advocates expressed alarm and fear, with Harvard students calling the news “heartbreaking and scary” and urging quick administrative actions such as deferrals or online instruction.
- The unfolding restrictions threaten Harvard’s international student body, which comprises 27%, and signal escalating tensions between the administration and foreign academic communities.
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U of M concerned over Trump administration pause on student visa applications
From Bring Me The News: “The Trump administration recently ordered U.S. Embassies to pause interviews for student visa applicants, deepening concerns at the University of Minnesota and other institutions that enroll thousands of international students annually, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in the process. … Fewer international students would have a significant impact on the U of M and other Minnesota colleges and universities – bot…

'Clinging to hope': Harvard students slam latest Trump visa ban
Donald Trump's late night proclamation blocking Harvard's new international students has sparked fear and anger among existing students left in limbo amid the escalating showdown between the US president and their university.
A Chinese girl at Harvard "turned over" and was suspected of being "dragged away"; Harvard's graduation ceremony became a major propaganda for the Chinese Communist Party; Trump took a tough approach to Harvard and restricted visas for international students; Trump threatened to scare MIT, which was the first to do so. "Golden Scan of Current Affairs"
Among Viennese students, there is growing uncertainty about US foreign studies. US President Donald Trump wants to massively restrict access for foreign students. It is uncertain whether Viennese students will continue to receive a visa for the US.
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