Alfred Williamson could not have imagined how much his freshman year would be shaped by the Trump administration, inside and outside the classroom.

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

The university called it “yet another illegal retaliatory step” from an administration that has sought ways to circumnavigate the courts in its push to bar foreign students.

The Ivy League school called the latest action by the Trump administration illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands.

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)

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.

Harvard University is challenging President Donald Trump 's effort to block foreign students from attending the Ivy League schoo.

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

The same federal judge also extended her block on another attempt by the administration to stop the university from issuing student visas.

Alfred Williamson could not have imagined how much his freshman year would be shaped by the Trump administration, inside and outside the classroom.

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