Stopping Trump administration action against Harvard by Judge – Mehr News Agency | Iranian and world news

A federal judge on Friday temporarily preveed a policy from implemeing a policy from the Trump administration, which iended to deprive Harvard of iernational studes, according to Mehr News Agency. The top American university has described the policy as part of Donald Trump’s wider effort to punish Harvard for refusing to surrender to his scieific independence.

Accordingly, this command Judicial Given the thousands of iernational studes who were at risk of transferring to other universities temporarily. Harvard has described and warned Trump’s policy as a clear violation of the US Constitution and other federal laws. It would have an immediate and devastating impact on the university and more than 5 visas holders.

Harvard, which is 5 years old, said in a complai filed in the Boston Federal Court on Friday, “Harvard is no longer Harvard without iernational studes.” According to statistics, the university has accepted about 5 iernational studes this academic year, equivale to 2 % of all studes.

This was the newest step in a wider battle between Harvard and the White House; The battle in which Trump is trying to force universities, law companies, the media, courts, and other institutions that adhere to independence from party policies. Trump and other Republicans have long accused elite universities of having leftist tendencies.

Harvard has repeatedly resisted Trump’s pressures. The university had previously sued courts to return about $ 5 billion of federal aid that had been blocked or canceled. In rece weeks, the Trump administration has proposed to abolish Harvard’s tax exemption, calling for an increase in the fund’s capital tax and launching an investigation io the possibility of violating civil rights laws by the university.