WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem terminated certification for Harvard University’s exchange program for foreign nationals on Thursday, kicking out thousands of students.
Noem fired off a letter to Maureen Martin, the university’s director of immigration services, before announcing the cancellation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, accusing Harvard’s leaders of “perpetuating an unsafe campus environment.”
“This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” Noem said in a statement. “It is a privilege, not a right, for universities to enroll foreign students and benefit from their higher tuition payments to help pad their multibillion-dollar endowments.”
“Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused,” she added. “Let this serve as a warning to all universities and academic institutions across the country.”
The student program allowed up to 6,793 internationals to come to Harvard in the 2024-25 school year.
Noem had already cancelled $2.7 million in research grants to the Ivy League institution last month.
The Post reached out to reps for Harvard for comment.
