Trump administration targets Harvard with tougher visa screening measures
[ad_1] Harvard University The US state department ordered all its consular offices around the world to carry out extra checks on visa applicants planning to travel to Harvard University for any reason, according to an internal cable reviewed by Reuters on Friday.The May 30 cable, signed by secretary of state Marco Rubio, calls for “additional vetting” of all non-immigrant visa applicants connected to Harvard. This includes students, faculty, staff, contractors, guest speakers, and even tourists. The cable emphasizes the word “any,” using bold and underlined text.The instruction claims Harvard failed to maintain “a campus environment free from violence and anti-Semitism,” and the enhanced vetting aims to help officers identify applicants “with histories of anti-Semitic harassment and violence.”While the US has previously applied tougher vetting for applicants from specific countries, targeting a university is considered unprecedented. The state department declined to […]