The federal government is expanding the reasons international students can be stripped of their legal status in the U.S., where thousands have come under scrutiny in a Trump administration

“In our response, the University reiterated our steadfast commitment to sponsor the visas that facilitate our international students’ study at Harvard,” read the letter from Executive Vice President Meredith Weenick. She said the university made it “clear” that it doesn’t seek to withdraw from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.