Trump-Harvard conflict affects Canadian student enrollment

Friday, May 23, 2025, 12:21 pm

A U.S. judge’s ruling against President Trump’s ban on international student enrollment at Harvard University is intensifying a legal battle that has cast uncertainty over the futures of hundreds of Canadian students. The dispute pits immigration policy against academic freedom with high stakes for enrolment.


thestar.com / Canadian Harvard students shocked at being drawn into Trump's battle: 'I moved my entire life here'

A federal judge temporarily blocked the decision to strip the university of its ability to admit international students, but Canadians are worried.

nationalpost.com / Mark Carney’s daughter and Belgian princess could be among international students caught in fight between Harvard and Trump

A U.S. judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration's move to block enrolment of foreign students at the ivy league school

lapresse.ca / Ce qu’il faut savoir ce vendredi | « Consanguinité » à SAAQclic, attaque à Hambourg et l'affaire Harvard

La journée passe vite. Voici les trois nouvelles qui ont marqué l’actualité jusqu’ici.

theglobeandmail.com / Affected by Trump’s decision to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard? Share your thoughts with The Globe

Get in touch to tell us how the Trump administration’s move to stop Harvard University admitting international students will affect you or your loved ones

globalnews.ca / U.S. judge blocks Trump’s ban on Harvard’s foreign enrolment: reports

On Thursday, the administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school.

nationalpost.com / Hundreds of Canadian students potentially caught up in fight between Trump and Harvard University

The school did not immediately have a current count of Canadians studying there, but numbers on its website from 2022 show there were 686 enrolled at that time

lapresse.ca / Des étudiants canadiens pourraient être victimes du conflit entre Harvard et Trump

Des centaines de Canadiens pourraient être pris dans le conflit entre le président Donald Trump et la prestigieuse université Harvard au sujet des inscriptions d’étudiants internationaux.

citynews.ca / Canadians’ future at Harvard in question after Trump bans international students

Hundreds of Canadians could potentially be caught up in the fight between President Donald Trump and prestigious Harvard University over international student enrollment. The school did not immediately have a current count of Canadians studying there, but numbers on its website from 2022 show there…


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