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Trump Admin Eyes Ban on Foreign Students at ‘Pro-Hamas’ Universities

‘You can have so many bad apples in one place that it leads to decertification of the school,’ senior administration official says

Donald Trump (Adam Gray/Getty Images), Columbia protest (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

The Trump administration is weighing a plan to bar universities from enrolling foreign students if too many of the students are “pro-Hamas,” senior officials told Axios.

“Every institution that has foreign students … will go through some sort of review,” an official said. “You can have so many bad apples in one place that it leads to decertification of the school. … I don’t think we’re at that point yet. But it is not an empty threat.”

Universities will also likely receive subpoenas in which they will have to provide “any information that they know about students who have actively participated in violent protests,” a Justice Department official told…

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