US judge blocks Trump’s bid to ban Harvard from enrolling foreign students
Federal judge pauses Trump’s efforts as the US president says a ‘deal’ with the Ivy League school was in the works.
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The Trump administration will revoke visas for Chinese students, including those connected Chinese Communist Party.
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The US prides itself on freedom of speech, but does that only apply to some and not to others?
Following tariffs pause with Beijing, Trump has cracked down on Chinese students and access to advanced computer chips.
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Republicans say their new bill holds ‘woke’ universities and tax-exempt entities accountable.
Trump administration pledges to ‘aggressively revoke’ US visas; Chinese students wonder how far-reaching policy will be.
US administration said it will revoke the visas of Chinese students.
One in four foreign students in the US is from China. They add billions of dollars to the US economy.
The US announced it will begin aggressively revoking Chinese students’ visas and increase scrutiny of future applicants.
Trump alleged Harvard conceals international student data, but federal law mandates universities share such details.
US president says Harvard must ‘show us their list’ of foreign students to make sure they are not ‘troublemakers’.
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