Trump administration bars Harvard University from enrolling foreign students

Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, says the embassy is working with the government after the Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enrol international students. The decision was made by the US president’s administration in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced the action on Thursday local time, saying Harvard had created an unsafe campus environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault Jewish students on campus. It also accused Harvard of coordinating with the Chinese…