Harvard University on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its decision a day earlier to revoke the Ivy League school’s ability to enroll foreign students.
The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts, alleged that the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) directive targeting the university was an unconstitutional retaliation for defying the White House’s demands.
“With the stroke of a pen, the government has sought to erase a quarter of Harvard’s student body, international students who contribute significantly to the University and its mission,” lawyers for Harvard said in the lawsuit....
