Harvard University has itself to blame for the Trump administration imposing a school ban on foreign students, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

In an opinion column for The Washington Post on Monday, Noem wrote that Harvard failed to uphold its required responsibilities for admitting international students, and also “fostered antisemitic extremism” and used taxpayer money to collaborate with an American adversary.”

“The law is clear: Every institution authorized to enroll international students has a legal obligation to comply with federal oversight and a moral obligation to provide basic safety for its American and foreign students of all stripes,” Noem wrote. “Harvard failed on both accounts.”

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