Harvard University challenges the Trump administration’s request to international students’ data

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Harvard University said it would refuse to deliver students’ data to the US government after the Donald Trump administration has threatened to cancel the visas of its foreign students.

Ivy League refused the government’s demands a day after the president launched a step to start stripping it Tax exemption stateSharply escalate with one of the most institutions in the country in August.

Harvard He said on Thursday that she “will not surrender her independence or abandon her constitutional rights,” and stressed: “We will continue to comply with the law and expect the administration to do the same.”

The reaction came after a statement issued by Christie Naim, Minister of Internal Security late on Wednesday, where she canceled two grants with a total of $ 2.7 million, and said that by the end of April, Harvard must provide detailed records on “illegal and violent foreign student visa activities” or stripped of the students ’student program and the stock exchange for students.

“Harvard bends the knee to the anti -Semitism – driven by its unusual leadership – nourishes Sisper from extremist riots and threatens our national security.”

She claimed that “the ideology of the anti -America, supporting the welding” is “poisoning” on the university campus and classrooms, adding that “Harvard’s position as the best higher education institution is a distant memory.”

The university said: “Harvard University appreciates the rule of law and expects all members of our society to comply with university policies and applicable legal standards. If federal measures are taken against a member of our society, we expect to be based on clear evidence, follow the applicable legal procedures, and respect the constitutional rights granted to all individuals.”

The threat of visas is a new pressure point after a comment $ 2.2 billion in federal scholarships After this week after Harvard rejected the White House demands for narrow government control over its operations.

It also reflects wider calls by Trump and many of his officials Declaration of war At elite universities in the country.

However, the threat will nourish tensions within the government between the Magic populists who are calling for more strict controls for all entrepreneurs in immigration and silicon valley including ELON Musk who support H-1B visas for high-skilled foreign immigrants. H-1B visas are usually released for international students who choose to stay in the United States after their studies are completed in the country.

“This is the end of the golden age of the American University,” said Fiona Hill, Durham University Adviser in the United Kingdom and Harvard’s board member.

An alliance of American universities networks warned earlier this month that 1 million international students attend colleges and universities in the country and contributed about 43.8 billion dollars to the economy during the academic year 2023-2024.

Anxiety has been growing about hundreds of foreign students in the United States whose visas have been canceled in recent weeks. Dozens of international students have been detained by immigration officials since Trump took office.