President Donald Trump signed a proclamation to suspend international visas for new students at Harvard University, the White House announced Wednesday, in a dramatic escalation of its efforts to block foreigners from enrolling at the elite university.

President Donald Trump took direct action against Harvard University Wednesday night by issuing a proclamation barring the university's international students from entering the U.S. — a move Harvard called "illegal.

Trump says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make a decision on whether or not Harvard’s almost seven thousand currently enrolled foreign students will be able to keep their visas. View on eurone