Harvard University today filed a forceful complaint challenging President Trump’s proclamation to suspend the entry of international students, a move the Ivy League institution asserts is an unconstitutional act of retaliation. The filing, an amendment to an existing lawsuit, dramatically escalates a weeks-long legal battle between the White House and the prestigious university.

The President’s proclamation, issued Wednesday, ordered the suspension of entry for international students intending to attend Harvard and directed cabinet officials to consider revoking the visas of existing international students currently in the U.S. The suspension was initially set for at least 90 days.

In its legal filing, Harvard argued that the President’s actions “are not undertaken to protect the intere

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