By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school, saying thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country.

The Department of Homeland Security announced the action Thursday, saying Harvard has created an unsafe campus environment by allowing “anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators” to assault Jewish students on campus. It also accused Harvard of coordinating with the Chinese communist party, saying it hosted and trained members of a Chinese paramilitary group as recently as 2024.

“This means Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the agency said in a statement.

Harvard enrolls almost 6,800 foreign students at its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, accounting for more than a quarter of its student body. Most are graduate students, coming from more than 100 countries.

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Harvard called the action unlawful and said it’s quickly working to provide guidance to students.

“This retaliatory action threatens serious harm to the Harvard community and our country, and undermines Harvard’s academic and research mission,” the university said in a statement.

The dispute stems from an April 16 request from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The letter demanded that Harvard turn over information about foreign students that might implicate them in violence or protests that could otherwise lead to their deportation.

In a letter to Harvard on Thursday, Noem said the school’s sanction is “the unfortunate result of Harvard’s failure to comply with simple reporting requirements.”

Noem said Harvard can regain its ability to host foreign students if it produces a trove of records on foreign students within 72 hours. Her updated request demands all records, including audio or video footage, of foreign students participating in protests or dangerous activity on campus.

“This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism, and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus,” Noem said in a statement.

The administration revoked Harvard’s certification in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program, which gives the school the ability to sponsor international students to get their visas and attend school in the United States.

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By JANIE HAR, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge in California blocked the Trump administration Thursday from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations is pending.

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The order by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White in Oakland bars the government from arresting or incarcerating the plaintiffs and similarly situated students; from transferring any of them outside the jurisdiction of their residence; from imposing any adverse legal effect on students and from reversing the reinstatement of the legal status until the case is resolved. Students can still be arrested for violent crimes.

White said the government’s actions “wreaked havoc not only on the lives of Plaintiffs here but on similarly situated F-1 nonimmigrants across the United States and continues do so.”

By VALERIE GONZALEZ

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration filed a motion on Thursday to end a policy cornerstone that since the 1990s has offered protections to child migrants in federal custody, in a move that likely will be challenged by advocates.

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The protections in place, known as the Flores Settlement, largely limit to 72 hours the amount of time that child migrants traveling alone or with family and detained by the U.S. Border Patrol can be kept in U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody. They also ensure the children are kept in safe and sanitary conditions.

The Flores settlement is named for a Salvadoran girl, Jenny Flores, whose lawsuit alleging widespread mistreatment of children in custody in the 1980s prompted special oversight.

This is the second time the federal government under Trump has attempted to end the policy. In August 2019, the first Trump administration asked a judge to dissolve the agreement. Its motion eventually was struck down in December 2020 by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Under the Biden administration, oversight protections for child migrants were lifted for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after new guidelines were put in place last year.

The Department of Homeland Security is still beholden to the agreement, including Customs and Border Protection, which detains and processes children after their arrival in the U.S. with or without their parents. Children then are usually released with their families or sent to a shelter operated by HHS, though processing times often go up when the number of people entering increases in a short time period.

Even with the agreement in place, there have been instances where the federal government failed to provide adequate conditions for children, as in a case in Texas where nearly 300 children had to be moved from a Border Patrol facility following reports they were receiving inadequate food, water and sanitation.

Court-appointed monitors provide oversight of the agreement and report noncompliant facilities to Chief U.S. District Judge Dolly M. Gee of the Central District of California. CBP was set to resume its own oversight but in January a federal judge ruled it was not ready and extended the use of court-appointed monitors for another 18 months.

The Twins spent this spring evaluating players such as Jose Miranda, Edouard Julien and Austin Martin as they looked to fill out the roster. The first two made the team out of camp. The latter did not, beginning his season in Triple-A, where he has spent most of it recovering from two hamstring injuries.

But all along, the Twins knew they would need more than just the 26 players they left Fort Myers, Fla. with, and a look at their current roster proves just that. Injuries and underperformance have opened opportunities for other players, some of whom weren’t even in the organization this spring.

“One of the first things that (manager Rocco Baldelli) says every spring training to everyone in the clubhouse is ‘Hey, at some point we’re going to need a lot of you guys. Don’t think because you didn’t start the season on the 26-man roster, you’re not going to help contribute,’ ” starter Pablo López said. “Lo and behold, a couple of weeks later, we have guys in the lineup that were not part of Opening Day, but were part of that philosophy, that mentality that we’ve been building that everyone in here competes, everyone in here can contribute.”

Ryan Fitzgerald, who made his major league debut over the weekend after parts of seven seasons in the minor leagues, was optioned back to Triple-A on Thursday, a day after scoring a game-winning run against Cleveland. That move paves the way for shortstop Carlos Correa to return from the seven-day concussion injured list this weekend against Kansas City.

Here’s a look at three of the newest Twins who remain on the roster, how they got here and how they fit in:

Kody Clemens

Clemens, the most impactful of the new additions, arrived in late April, acquired in a trade after rookie Luke Keaschall broke his forearm. He had been designated by assignment just days earlier by the Philadelphia Phillies after getting little playing time through the first few weeks of the season (seven plate appearances).

He’s a left-handed hitter like Julien but offers better defense and more positional versatility. And he certainly has made the most of his playing time.

Playing more consistently, he said, has helped him get into a good rhythm. And, already, he’s had some big moments, walking off Cleveland on Wednesday and hitting a home run at his father’s old stomping grounds, Fenway Park, with both of his parents — MLB legend Roger and wife Debbie — in attendance.

Clemens, who has played primarily second base for the Twins with some first and corner outfield thrown in, is hitting .318 with a 1.070 OPS and three home runs in 17 games since coming to Minnesota.

“In the past, you show up, you’re going to pinch hit,” Clemens said. “If I don’t produce, then I’m not going to play for five days. Knowing I’m getting consistent at-bats is nice. Knowing that if I do strikeout the first at-bat, I’m going to get another at-bat. The pressure is off.”

Jonah Bride

Like Clemens, Bride was acquired in a trade for cash in April. He had been designated for assignment by the Miami Marlins after beginning his season 4 for 40 (.100). A year earlier, Bride, who debuted in 2022 with the Oakland Athletics, hit 11 home runs in 71 games and posted a 123 OPS+, a number 23 percent better than the league average hitter.

Bride got off to a quick start in Minnesota, crediting the team’s hitting coaches with encouraging him to lower his hands, which led to some early results.

He had three hits in Wednesday’s 6-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians and is 13 for 43 (.302) since the trade.
Bride, a right-handed hitter, has played a mix of first base and third base (along with a few innings at second) in limited action for the Twins.

The Twins expected Miranda to see time at the corner infield spots but his slow start led to his demotion and the Twins added Bride to the mix just a few days later.

Carson McCusker

The 6’8” outfielder, whom the Twins signed out of independent ball in June 2023, has been turning heads and finally got the call over the weekend when Byron Buxton joined Correa on the concussion injured list.

McCusker, who turned 27 on Thursday, was hitting .350 with a 1.062 OPS in Triple-A this season with 10 home runs in 38 games at the time of his promotion — his first two the majors. He’s had just two at-bats so far, going 0 for 2.

While there may not be much of an opportunity for him right now, particularly with Buxton and Matt Wallner nearing returns, McCusker provides a potentially intriguing power threat for the Twins.

“It’s honestly kind of a lot to take in,” he said over the weekend. “It’s definitely a blessing. It’s kind of crazy looking back where I was to where I am now that I was able to get here and do it.”