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NEW YORK, June 5 (Xinhua) — Harvard University on Thursday appealed in federal court a ban on foreign students entering the United States who plan to study there.
The lawsuit was filed less than 24 hours after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation banning foreign nationals from entering Harvard. The university argues that the administration’s actions are intended to circumvent an earlier court ruling that stripped the Department of Homeland Security of the ability to bar Harvard from admitting foreign students.
“Thus, the President’s actions are not taken to protect the ‘interests of the United States,’ but to further the government’s vendetta against Harvard,” the lawsuit says.
“The special treatment given to our institution in terms of admitting international students and collaborating with other educational institutions around the world is yet another illegal step taken by the administration to get even with Harvard,” Harvard University President Alan Garber said in a statement after the lawsuit was filed.
He added that the university is developing “contingency plans” to ensure that international students and scholars can continue their studies and work at Harvard this summer and into the next academic year. –0–