The move was a major escalation in the administration’s efforts to pressure the college to fall in line with President Trump’s demands.

The administration targeted Harvard — and other elite schools — as part of a broader political and legal strategy to reshape academia’s race-based admissions policies and perceived liberal bias.

The U.S. government, under President Donald Trump, is exerting its authority to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students due to an ongoing investigation by the Department of Homeland Security,