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Indonesia on lookout amid Trump’s block on Harvard foreign students
Indonesian representatives in the United States are preparing to provide consular assistance and suggesting that Indonesian students to stay calm amid US President Donald Trump’s policy to block Harvard University’s right to enroll international students.
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Harvard sweatshirts are displayed for sale in a school store window on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the United States on April 15. US President Donald Trump's administration revoked Harvard's right to enroll foreign students, more than a quarter of its annual enrollment, in a major escalation of the president's fight with one of the world's most storied universities. (AFP/Joseph Prezioso)
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he government is keeping close contact with Indonesian students at Harvard University and offering them consular assistance following a now-suspended revocation of the university’s rights to enroll foreign students by the administration of United States President Donald Trump.
The future of international students at Harvard has been cast into doubt after US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked last Thursday the university’s ability to enroll foreign students, who make up over a quarter of its student body.
The revocation came after she had threatened last month to block international students at the school, unless Harvard turned over records on visa holders’ “illegal and violent activities”.
But Harvard immediately sued, and US district judge Allison Burroughs ordered the halt of the policy. A court filing showed that an injunction hearing for the lawsuit is slated for Thursday, AFP reported.
The Indonesian Foreign Ministry’s citizen protection directorate said it was watching the policy’s development closely, while connecting with the 87 Indonesian students currently enrolled in Harvard.
“While waiting for the legal process by Harvard University, the Indonesian representatives in the US have established intensive communication with Indonesian students in Harvard and asked them to remain calm,” citizen protection director Judha Nugraha told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.
