The White House escalated its battle with Harvard University on Wednesday as President Donald Trump signed a proclamation blocking nearly all foreign students from entering the United States to attend the prestigious Ivy League institution.

Newsweek reached out to Harvard via email Wednesday night for comment.

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Trump's move comes after a federal judge blocked his administration from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll international students.

Harvard and other Ivy League schools have drawn Trump's ire since he took office in January over pro-Palestinian student activism on campus. His administration has accused the schools of allowing antisemitism and facilitating the spread of pro-Hamas propaganda by permitting the campus protests, which free-speech advocates say are pro

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