• Trump suggests a 15% cap on foreign students at Harvard.
• The administration recently revoked Harvard's ability to enroll international students.
• Harvard's foreign student body, currently about 27%, has raised concerns for its size.

President Donald Trump has proposed a cap of 15% on foreign student enrollment at Harvard University, which he claims should not exceed the existing 27%. He criticized the current proportion, asserting that it prevents U.S. students from gaining admission, stating, "We have people who want to go to Harvard and other schools they can't get in because we have foreign students there," according to Bloomberg and The Hill.

These remarks align with his administration's contentious efforts to revoke Harvard's certification for admitting international students, a decision that has garnered legal challenges from the university. A federal judge has temporarily blocked this directive following Harvard's claims of First Amendment violations, which has further fueled tensions between the institution and the Trump administration, according to Africanews and AA.

Trump characterized Harvard as a "disaster," demanding clarity about the origins of its foreign students and suggesting that some may be "troublemakers" while arguing that the school does not respect U.S. values. He indicated this could lead to federal funding cuts, having already pulled $3 billion in research grants over campus protests related to Palestine and diversity policies, as per The Hill and AA.