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5. Harvard given 30 days to justify continued enrollment of foreign students
In a letter published Wednesday, Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons informed Harvard University of its intention to withdraw the school's certification for the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
The federal government agency cited the revocation of the certification, which enables the institution to admit and educate foreign students, as a response to "compliance issues" related to demands made by the federal government.
ICE maintained that Harvard failed to respond adequately to a request for "data about students involved in criminal activity, threatening behavior, protests, or other violent or disruptive acts on campus, whether on or off campus and whether any students left the University due to such activities."
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It also cited "serious concerns that Harvard University has failed to maintain a campus environment free from violence and antisemitism" as a reason why the school's certification was in jeopardy.
The third concern raised in the letter involved the school's collaboration with the Chinese Communist Party on certain initiatives and its receipt of $151 million from foreign governments. ICE gave Harvard 30 days to "submit written representations under oath and supported by documentary evidence, setting forth the reasons why SEVP should not withdraw your school's certification."
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
