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2020-07-09 -Land of the Free

Harvard, MIT Sue Immigration Authorities Over Rule Barring International Students from Online-Only Universities

[Harvard Crimson Review] Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a lawsuit in District Court in Boston Wednesday morning against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to University President Lawrence S. Bacow.

The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to bar DHS and ICE from enforcing federal guidelines barring international students attending colleges and universities offering only online courses from staying in the United States.

The guidelines would mandate that they transfer to an institution offering in-person instruction or risk “immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.”

“The order came down without notice—its cruelty surpassed only by its recklessness,” Bacow wrote in an email to affiliates. “We believe that the ICE order is bad public policy, and we believe that it is illegal.”

DHS did not respond to requests for comment. ICE declined to comment, citing the pending lawsuit.

The guidelines were released just hours after Harvard announced it would house no more than 40 percent of undergraduates and would hold all College classes online in the fall. The lawsuit repeatedly states that the announcement created “chaos” at Harvard, MIT, and universities nationwide.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-07-09 03:40|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Yeah, sure. Thanks for letting us know you're nothing more than paper mills. It's commerce that you are whining about. Last time I checked, the Constitution says the feds have the ability to control imports/exports.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-07-09 07:22|| 2020-07-09 07:22|| Front Page Top

#2 It seems suspending all federal funding to these institutions until their lawsuits are resolved is only sound legal policy.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-07-09 07:34|| 2020-07-09 07:34|| Front Page Top

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-07-09 10:21|| 2020-07-09 10:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Trump should tax endowments.

Give tax payers a break with the cash

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-07-09 10:42|| 2020-07-09 10:42|| Front Page Top

#5 The order came down without notice—its cruelty surpassed only by its recklessness,”

It appears their legal argument is
a) Trump hurt our feelings
b) He is interfering with our tuition scam.

Posted by SteveS 2020-07-09 13:15|| 2020-07-09 13:15|| Front Page Top

#6 If they can "Learn From Home" over the Internet then why do they need to be physically here? Right, how could you justify all the Harvard administrators' "Phoney baloney jobs" in that case, eh?

Posted by magpie 2020-07-09 15:41|| 2020-07-09 15:41|| Front Page Top

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