Trump’s International Student Ban Sparks Fear Among Harvard Attendees

nytimes.comPublished: 6/7/2025

Summary

As Harvard’s first-year student, Alfred Williamson felt uneasy about rising tensions in the U.S., especially as concerns over Harvard’s ability to admit international students intensified under the Trump administration. His friends dismissed claims of threats, but when federal authorities blocked the university from enrolling foreign students, he and others faced an unsettling limbo filled with missed messages and anxious texts from family and classmates.