• Donald Trump blow to large universities: United States will not give visas to foreign students who follow online courses

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday the filing of a lawsuit in court to overturn the decision by the government of US President Donald Trump to revoke the visas of foreign students who follow online courses due to the coronavirus.

"We will vigorously defend this case so that our international students - and international students from institutions across the country - can continue their studies without the threat of deportation," Harvard President Lawrence Bacow said on the website of the prestigious institution.

The joint lawsuit was filed in a Boston, Massachusetts court and seeks to temporarily block the decision made by the agency that controls immigration to the country (ICE).

Harvard announced that the entire academic year courses beginning in September will be virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic, which in the United States has infected nearly three million people and killed more than 130,000.

President Trump on Tuesday called the decision "ridiculous."

MIT, meanwhile, will only offer in-person classes for a very limited number of students, as young people on campus must undergo diagnostic tests at least twice a week and have their own dormitory.

The US government's decision to revoke the visas "came without warning, and its cruelty is second only to its irresponsibility, " said the Harvard president.

"It appears that it was purposely designed to pressure universities to open their campuses for in-person classes this fall, ignoring concerns about the health and safety of students, teachers and others," he added.

5.5% of students at American universities are foreigners , and many institutions rely heavily on their tuition payments.

On Monday ICE announced that students who are already in the United States and have online university courses "must leave the country or take other measures, such as enrolling in a school with classroom courses to maintain their legal status."

If they do not, they risk being subjected to deportation proceedings.

Trump, who is seeking re-election in the November 3 elections, is pushing for the country to resume normal activities to revive the economy, despite the pandemic not being under control.

"Schools should open in the fall!" she tweeted on Monday.

The president, who has made the fight against immigration the flagship of his mandate, has ordered new measures against immigrants since the beginning of the health crisis.

In June, it froze until 2021 the issuance of green cards , which offer the status of permanent resident in the United States, as well as certain work visas, particularly those used in the new technology sector, with the declared objective of reserve jobs for Americans.

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