00:00Harvard University is suing the Trump administration after the government banned the school from
00:05enrolling international students. The order not only prevents Harvard from accepting new foreign
00:10applicants, but existing ones would need to transfer out or lose their legal status.
00:16The Department of Homeland Security says it could back down if Harvard submits five years worth of
00:21records related to international students' conduct within 72 hours. Trump has been targeting the
00:28school since April when it refused to hand over student disciplinary records to the DHS,
00:34specifically audio or video of any protest activity involving foreign students. The White House is also
00:40asking Harvard to change its hiring policies to eliminate what it calls racist diversity, equity,
00:47and inclusion practices, and is seeking an audit of viewpoints of students and staff,
00:53something the college says violates its constitutional rights. The DHS has accused Harvard
00:58and other elite colleges of creating an unsafe campus by allowing anti-American pro-terrorist
01:05agitators to assault Jewish students on campus. Harvard, meanwhile, has acknowledged that problem
01:10and said it has begun taking concrete steps to address it. The Ivy League enrolls almost 6,800
01:16foreign students from over 100 countries, comprising more than 25 percent of its collective student body.
01:24The ban could hurt its revenue since international students are more likely to pay full tuition.
01:30Along with room and board, they dish out about $87,000 a year. So if every foreign student paid that
01:37full amount, Harvard would make about $591 million in annual revenue, which means there's a lot at stake
01:44for both the college and students.
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