The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Wednesday that it would force Harvard to comply with a request for information about its student visitor and exchange program.
The administrative subpoenas follow previous “non-coercive requests” for information about foreign students attending Harvard, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a July 9 statement.
“We tried to do things the easy way with Harvard. Now, through their refusal to cooperate, we have to do things the hard way,” she said.
“Harvard, like other universities, has allowed foreign students to abuse their visa privileges and advocate for violence and terrorism on campus. If Harvard won’t defend the interests of its students, then we will.”...
