President Donald Trump is calling on Harvard University to cap the number of foreign students it admits to around 15 percent, arguing that the prestigious Ivy League school should prioritize American students. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Trump criticized Harvard’s current enrollment practices, noting that nearly 27 percent of its student body—about 7,000 students—are from abroad.
An internal Department of Justice memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outlines new guidelines allowing the federal government to revoke the legal status of foreign students and begin deportation proceedings. The memo, obtained by NBC News, was filed in court on Monday night and dated Saturday.
The U.S. State Department, led by Secretary Marco Rubio, has revoked approximately 300 visas of foreign students involved in campus activism deemed disruptive. This...
