"We will pursue this case vigorously so that our international students - and international students at institutions across the country - can continue their studies without the threat of deportation," Harvard President Lawrence Bacow wrote in a statement addressed to the Harvard community. Harvard had announced it would hold all classes online in the coming fall term. US President Donald Trump is pushing schools across the country to re-open in the fall. There are more than a million foreign students at US colleges and universities, and many schools depend on revenue from foreign students, who often pay full tuition. ICE "proceeded without any indication of having considered the health of students, faculty, university staff, or communities," the complaint said.

Source: bd News24 July 08, 2020 14:48 UTC