The Trump administration faces an uphill battle in its fight to remove Harvard University‘s ability to enroll foreign students, as President Donald Trump takes aim at the university for its alleged violations of civil rights laws and executive orders.

Harvard cannot enroll foreign students for the next school year and existing foreign students will be required to transfer.

The AAP leader's reaction came after the Trump administration, in an unprecedented move, revoked Harvard University’s eligibility to enrol international students.

Harvard University's links to China, long an asset to the school, have become a liability as the Trump administration levels accusations that its campus is plagued by Beijing-backed influence operations.

College officials fear that President Trump may use international enrollment as leverage to demand changes on campuses elsewhere.

Legal experts say the smuggling charge against Kseniia Petrova is unlikely to be upheld, though it could bolster deportation efforts.