The Administration’s move is the latest escalation in its attack on elite universities across the U.S., with heavy penalties levied on Harvard, including a threat to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status. Those penalties have only grown more severe as Harvard has refused to capitulate to the Administration’s demands.

In a move that has drawn sharp criticism from academic institutions and civil liberties groups across the United States, the Trump administration has initiated a legal and administrative process aimed at revoking Harvard University’s ability to admit international students.