Immigration
Trump Admin Files Smuggling Charges Against Detained HMS Researcher, Plans To Deport Her To Russia
Government lawyers said the Trump administration plans to deport Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher detained by Customs and Border Protection officials in February, to Russia at a Wednesday hearing.
Massachusetts Attorney General Files Amicus Brief Calling for Release of HMS Researcher
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell filed an amicus brief in support of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, calling for her immediate release from a Louisiana detention facility.
Local Leaders, Residents Hold Allston Rally To Condemn Alleged ICE Activity
More than a hundred Allston-Brighton residents and local leaders gathered on a lawn behind the Charlesview Residences on Tuesday evening to protest alleged Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the neighborhood.
HMS Researcher Denies Lying To Border Patrol Officials
Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher detained by Customs and Border Patrol officials in February, denied lying to authorities about the contents of her luggage in a Thursday statement.
Harvard Sends International Students’ Info to DHS, Does Not Specify What Records Were Shared
Harvard shared data with the Department of Homeland Security in response to its request for information on international students’ disciplinary records and illegal activity, the University announced in a Wednesday evening email to affiliates.
Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss AAUP Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Immigration Policies
The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors’s lawsuit against the federal government’s immigration policies will move forward despite the Trump administration’s motion to dismiss, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
ICE Officials Deny Mass. Lawmaker’s Allegations of Rümeysa Öztürk’s Inhumane Detainment Conditions
Massachusetts lawmakers detailed the “harrowing” living conditions of detained Tufts and Columbia students after visiting their Louisiana detention center last week. But Immigration Customs and Enforcement officials rebuked their claims as “unequivocally false” in a statement to The Crimson.
6 Harvard Students, Recent Grads Have Visa Status Restored
Six of the 12 Harvard students and recent graduates whose student visas were revoked by the State Department have since had their visa status restored, according to the Harvard International Office.
CIRC Discusses Increasing Legal Aid Resources for Immigrants, ICE Protocol in Weekly Meeting
The Cambridge Commission for Immigrant Rights and Citizenship met Tuesday to discuss the challenges facing immigrants under the Trump administration.
As Unfounded ICE Rumors Spread Across Campus, Harvard Has Stayed Quiet
Rumors of Immigration and Custom Enforcement activity have permeated college campuses across the country. But while other college administrators have jumped to dispel rumors, Harvard has largely stayed quiet.
As Deadline to Address DHS Letter Nears, Experts Say Harvard Should Sue — Again
Harvard has taken the Trump administration to court over federal funding, but the University has given no indication about how it will respond to the Department of Homeland Security’s request for information on international students.
Garber Joins More Than 180 University Leaders in Statement Against ‘Political Interference’ With Higher Ed
Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 signed a statement denouncing “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” in higher education on Tuesday.
Breyer Suggests Criminal Contempt Charges For Trump Officials at HLS Event
Former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer said the Trump administration could be held in criminal contempt over Kilmar Abrego’s deportation at a Harvard Law School speaker event on Friday, expressing optimism that Courts would hold the White House accountable.
Harvard International Office Hires 4 New Staff As Student Visas Are Revoked Elsewhere
The Harvard International Office has increased its full-time staff by 20 percent amid the Trump administration’s sudden revocation of student and faculty visas at peer institutions, a University official said at a Tuesday Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting.
Harvard AAUP Asks For Injunction To Halt Trump Administration Attempts To Deport Students, Faculty
The Harvard chapter of the American Association of University Professors filed a motion on Tuesday for an injunction to pause the Trump administration’s efforts to deport noncitizen students and faculty for expressing pro-Palestine views while their lawsuit continues.
Harvard Professor Questions Trump’s Alien Enemies Act Application at HLS Talk
Harvard Law School professor W. Neil Eggleston — former President Barack Obama’s White House Counsel and a member of President Bill Clinton’s Counsel Office — discussed President Donald Trump’s executive authority to trigger the Alien Enemies Act without following due process at a Tuesday lunch talk.
17 Senators Call for Release of HMS Researcher Kseniia Petrova
A group of 17 U.S. senators demanded the release of Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova, who was detained in Boston Logan Airport after a personal trip to France in February, in a Monday letter.
Mass. Lawmakers Call for Release of Tufts Student Taken by ICE
Top Mass. lawmakers are calling for the release of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk following her arrest by federal immigration officers on the street last week over her pro-Palestine advocacy.
Dean of Students Addresses Immigration Fears in College-wide Email
Harvard College Dean of Students Thomas G. Dunne addressed student concerns over Harvard’s immigration enforcement policies in a Sunday email — the first College-wide email to explicitly address the rising number of immigration enforcement actions.
More Than 80 HLS Professors Denounce Trump Admin Attacks on Law Firms in Letter to Students
Roughly 70 percent of Harvard Law School’s professors accused the federal government of exacting retribution on lawyers and law firms for representing clients opposed by President Donald Trump in a Saturday night letter to the school’s student body.
Protesters Rally in the Square Against Grad Student Arrests at Columbia, Tufts
Roughly thirty non-Harvard affiliates protested in front of the Smith Campus Center on Thursday afternoon against the arrests of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil and Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk by federal immigration enforcement.
Harvard, Union Hash Out Immigration Policies Amid National ICE Raid Wave
Harvard agreed to provide non-tenure-track employees with paid leave during immigration proceedings, but declined to commit to sponsoring legal permanent residency applications in a contract counter proposal presented on Monday.
HLS Admin Removes, Condemns Stickers Threatening Deportation of Pro-Palestine Student Activists
Harvard Law School officials took down two stickers that threatened pro-Palestine activists with deportation from a pole in the school’s main plaza, condemning them in a Thursday email to the full student body.
As Trump Floats New Travel Restrictions, International Students Look for Guidance from Harvard
One day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order threatening to deport students who broke the law during pro-Palestine protests, leaders of the Woodbridge International Society asked the Harvard International Office for clarity on how the order might impact students at Harvard.
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Slams Sanctuary Cities as ‘Irresponsible’ at IOP
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas condemned sanctuary cities as “irresponsible” in a Wednesday Institute of Politics forum, criticizing Democratic mayors and governors who refuse to cooperate with immigration authorities.