US is now reviewing all Harvard affiliated visa holders

The US State Department is reviewing all Harvard University-affiliated visa holders, not just students, as per a Fox News report. 

The move is a notable escalation of the Trump administration’s conflict with the Ivy League university.

Earlier, the administration tried to strip Harvard of its authority to enrol international students, but a federal judge has since blocked that move.

Harvard argued revocation of its certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program was “clear retaliation” for its refusal of the government’s ideologically rooted policy demands. 

The administration on Tuesday directed federal agencies to cancel all remaining federal contracts with the university, totaling about $100 million in all.

The US officials have not given any reason behind the review.

The State Department has previously said that security vetting for visas “runs from the time of each application, through adjudication of the visa, and afterwards during the validity period of every visa issued.”

Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/study/us-is-now-reviewing-all-harvard-affiliated-visa-holders/articleshow/121487156.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst