Trump’s unconstitutional act will 'Make China Great Again': Watergate prosecutor
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
May 23, 2025
President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s latest moves against Harvard will “Make China Great Again,” according to lawyer and former Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, Nick Akerman’s latest Substack post.
“Noem’s order revoked Harvard University’s ability to maintain and enroll foreign students. This order affects approximately 7,000 Harvard students, or about 25% of its student body,” Akerman said.
The lawyer railed against Noem saying she’s, “the numbskull who thinks habeas corpus is a legal principle that permits Trump to deport foreigners.”
He called the administration's April 11 letter to the Crimson, “a blatant authoritarian effort to take control of Harvard.”
Adding the letter “demonstrates the Trump administration’s goal to dictate who can be admitted, what courses can be taught, what professors they can hire, and who should be disciplined for exercising their First Amendment right to free speech under the Constitution.”
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“The damage created by Trump’s actions will have a negative impact on the ability of Harvard and other American universities to attract the best and brightest,” Akerman wrote.
“This move, along with the Trump administration’s massive cuts on research, will create a significant brain drain that will only benefit our foreign adversaries.”
The former US attorney noted, “Already, a major Chinese University, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, is offering to enroll the international students who cannot stay at Harvard. Bottom line, this will only serve to make China great again.”