British students caught up in Trump’s Harvard enrolment ban

WorldPolitics
23 May 2025 • 10:04 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Hundreds of British students at Harvard University face expulsion after President Trump revoked the university's ability to enrol international students.
  • The ban is seen as an escalation of Trump's conflict with the university over its defiance of White House policies.
  • The US Department of Homeland Security accused Harvard of fostering an unsafe environment and cooperating with the Chinese Communist Party.
  • UK politicians have criticised the move, urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ambassador Mandelson to intervene on behalf of the affected students.
  • Harvard says the ban is illegal and amounts to retaliation.

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