Hundreds of British students face expulsion from Harvard as ‘vindictive’ Trump bans overseas recruitment
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British students caught up in Trump’s Harvard enrolment ban
- Hundreds of British students at Harvard University face expulsion after President Trump revoked the university's ability to enrol international students.
- The ban is seen as an escalation of Trump's conflict with the university over its defiance of White House policies.
- The US Department of Homeland Security accused Harvard of fostering an unsafe environment and cooperating with the Chinese Communist Party.
- UK politicians have criticised the move, urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ambassador Mandelson to intervene on behalf of the affected students.
- Harvard says the ban is illegal and amounts to retaliation.