Trump admin live updates: Trump signs proclamation banning travel from 12 countries

[ad_1] Within the newest escalation of the White Home’s battle with Harvard College, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday blocking overseas college students from getting into the U.S. to attend the college.

Trump invoked the Immigration and Nationality Act to ban the entry of noncitizens from getting into the U.S. to check at Harvard for at the very least six months, arguing the establishment is "not a reliable steward" of worldwide college students.

The proclamation additionally directed the secretary of state to think about revoking the visas of overseas college students already within the U.S. to check at Harvard.

A graduate's cap reads "Study to Change the World" throughout Harvard's graduation ceremony, Could 29, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass.

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"I've decided that the entry of the category of overseas nationals described above is detrimental to the pursuits of america as a result of, in my judgment, Harvard’s conduct has rendered it an unsuitable vacation spot for overseas college students and researchers," the proclamation stated.

Final month, the Division of Homeland Safety tried to revoke Harvard’s Scholar and Change Customer Program final month -- which permits the college to sponsor overseas college students – a federal decide issued a short lived order blocking the transfer.

Trump justified the sudden transfer Wednesday by claiming Harvard has refused to supply details about worldwide college students, has "in depth entanglements with overseas nations," and has discriminated of their admissions practices. The proclamation additionally famous that crime charges have "drastically risen" on the faculty and requires the federal government to probe the potential misconduct of overseas college students.

"These issues have compelled the Federal Authorities to conclude that Harvard College is not a reliable steward of worldwide pupil and change customer applications," the proclamation stated.