The core of the dispute is about one point of access to the Estabrook Woods — a pristine thousand acres of forest, much of which is privately owned, that can be reached by a trail that passes by Brooks Read’s back yard.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio would review on a case by case basis the visa status of existing Harvard students to determine whether their status should be revoked.
President Trump is trying to apply enough pressure to force the university to cave, while Harvard, a nearly 400-year-old institution, is aiming to play a long game against an aging president in his final term.
The order came hours after Harvard sued the Trump administration over an announcement Thursday that school’s ability to enroll student visa holders had been revoked.
