Harvard don carry Trump government go court for America, say dem no get right to stop di school from accepting international students. Di school talk say na wicked revenge move wey no follow constitution, just because dem no gree follow political pressure from White House.
Di lawsuit wey dem file for Boston on Friday, May 23, talk say di government action dey break di First Amendment and fit scatter di way Harvard dey run, plus affect more than 7,000 foreign students wey dey di school.
“Just with ordinary pen, government wan wipe out almost quarter of Harvard students — foreign students wey dey contribute well well to wetin di school stand for,” na wetin Harvard talk for court papers. “Without dem, Harvard no go be Harvard again.”
Harvard say dem go ask court to stop Department of Homeland Security from carrying out dis order. Di matter don already cause serious wahala for campus as dem dey near graduation. Plenty international students for Harvard dey do important work — from lab, to teaching, to research — and now dem no know whether to waka comot or stay and face gbege with immigration law.
Di kasala worse for places like Harvard Kennedy School, wey nearly half of di students come from outside di US, and Harvard Business School, wey about one-third be international students. Di government move go also stop thousands of new students wey wan start summer or fall classes, and Harvard say dis one go spoil dem name worldwide and make it hard to bring in better students for future.
Harvard warn say even if dem get back permission to admit foreign students, di damage don already happen. “People wey wan apply fit fear say government go still do dem bad, so dem no go apply again,” na wetin dem talk. If government remove di certification, Harvard no go fit apply again for one year, which mean dem no fit admit foreign students for at least two school years.
Harvard get almost 6,800 international students for dia campus for Cambridge, Massachusetts, from over 100 countries. But on Thursday, Homeland Security accuse Harvard say dem dey support “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” wey dey attack Jewish students for campus. Dem also talk say Harvard dey work with Chinese Communist Party, even train Chinese military people reach 2024.
Harvard President, Alan Garber, reply say di school don make changes and start new plans to fight antisemitism, but say dem no go ever throw away wetin di school stand for, even if government dey threaten dem. Di school still talk say dem go answer di wahala wey Republican lawmakers dey raise about connection with China later.
Di government action come after Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, send request on April 16, say make Harvard give full details of any foreign student wey fit dey involved for protest or violence. She give dem 72 hours to submit audio, video, and written proof of wetin dem students do.
Dis new court case different from another one wey Harvard file before over $2 billion funding wey Trump government cut from dem. Di matter just dey make di gbege between Harvard and federal government dey hot more.
