Harvard University sues Trump administration over ban on enrolling foreign students

Harvard University on Friday sued the Trump administration over its abrupt ban the day before on enrolling foreign students. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has accused Columbia University of violating civil rights laws, while overseas governments had expressed alarm at the administration's actions against Harvard as part of its latest assault on elite higher education in the US. Harvard University announced on Friday morning that it was challenging the Trump administration's decision to bar the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students, calling it unconstitutional retaliation for the school previously defying the White House's political demands. In a lawsuit filed in…