President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he will deny visas for foreign students trying to come to the U.S. to attend Harvard University, his latest attack on the prominent Ivy League college.
The move follows the administration's attempt late last month to revoke Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students -- a move that was swiftly blocked by a federal judge.
In a proclamation Wednesday, Trump said Harvard failed to present sufficient information about its foreign students to the federal government.
"Harvard provided data on misconduct by only three students, and the data it provided was so deficient that the DHS could not evaluate whether it should take further actions," Trump said, referring to the Department of Homeland Security.
Harvard did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday night.
Trump's pledge to restrict visas for Harvard students came as he announced what amounts to a travel ban for 12 countries and limitations on nine others.
The proclamation said the president would "restrict the entry of foreign nationals who seek to enter the United States solely or principally to participate in a course of study at Harvard University or in an exchange visitor program hosted by Harvard University."
It added that the State Department would review existing foreign students under F, M, or J visas to see if their visas should be revoked.
Trump and his administration have attacked Harvard and said the university has not done enough to combat antisemitism on campus during demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war.
Harvard in April rejected Trump administration demands that included auditing viewpoints of the student body. In response, the federal government said it was freezing more than $2 billion in federal grants.
The administration's previous move to limit Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students did so by revoking the university's certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Harvard said. The government also sought to prohibit Harvard from issuing F and J visas.
Harvard President Alan M. Garber said in response, in a letter on May 23, that Harvard was being retaliated against for refusing to surrender to the Trump administration's illegal attempts to control it and its students.
"We condemn this unlawful and unwarranted action," Farber said then. "It imperils the futures of thousands of students and scholars across Harvard and serves as a warning to countless others at colleges and universities throughout the country who have come to America to pursue their education and fulfill their dreams."