US Offers to ‘Simplify’ Harvard Case Over Foreign Student Ban

The Trump administration offered Wednesday to “simplify” its lawsuit with Harvard University over a proposed ban on international student enrollment as both sides face off in a broader dispute involving billions in frozen federal funding.

The shift is the latest twist in litigation over the government’s attempt in May to revoke Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, citing claims of campus antisemitism and alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. A federal judge quickly blocked the move.

Justice Department lawyers said in the latest court filing that the US would no longer rely on a May 22 letter by Homeland ...