President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Wednesday to suspend student visas at Harvard University. (Getty Images)
Last month, the State Department said that it would begin scrutinizing all visa holders associated with Harvard University, not just student visa holders. The investigation is aimed at identifying potential security vulnerabilities or other abuses of the visa system.
Wednesday's proclamation cited Harvard's history "concerning foreign ties and radicalism."
Pro-Palestinian protests at Harvard University. (Getty Images )
The Trump administration has accused Harvard of failing to stamp out antisemitism on campus, among other issues.
The proclamation said Harvard has seen a "drastic rise in crime in recent years while failing to discipline at least some categories of conduct violations on campus."
Harvard officials have said the Trump administration is retaliating against the university with moves to freeze taxpayer-funded research grants, an attempt to revoke its ability to enroll international students, to end it's tax-exempt status and to open an investigation into whether it discriminated against white, Asian, male or straight employees or job applicants.
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