Harvard University is suing the Trump administration a day after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revoked its certification to admit foreign students, an escalation of its fight with the institution and an effort to hit its wallet.

Harvard President Alan Garber announced the suit in a letter to the Harvard community.

“Without its international students, Harvard is not Harvard,” the complaint reads.

The suit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, claims the administration's actions violate the First Amendment, constitutional due process and DHS's own regulations.

It landed just hours after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered Harvard

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