More than 1.2 million international students had visas through nearly 500 US universities in 2023, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

More than 1.2 million international students had visas through nearly 500 US universities in 2023, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

About 25% of Harvard's enrollment consists of international students, and university officials have been pushing back against White House attacks.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered a suspension of international visas for new students seeking to attend Harvard University.

L'Università di Harvard ha contestato in tribunale il divieto imposto dal presidente Donald Trump all'ingresso di nuovi studenti internazionali negli Stati Uniti. (ANSA)

Trump’s action are pursuing a ‘government vendetta’ against Harvard, the university says

Trump cited national security concerns as justification for barring international students from entering the U.S. to pursue studies at Harvard.

On Thursday, in a federal court filing, the university accused the Trump administration of a "vendetta against Harvard".

“Harvard’s more than 7,000 F-1 and J-1 visa holders — and their dependents — have become pawns in the government’s escalating campaign of retaliation,” Harvard wrote Thursday in a…