Trump halts Harvard's intl student enrollment

United States President Donald Trump's administration has halted Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, in the latest escalation of a row with the Ivy League school.

The US Department of Homeland Security notified Harvard on Thursday of its decision after the nation's oldest and wealthiest college questioned the legality of the department's request for records on foreign students.

The department said it had terminated Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, meaning the university can no longer admit foreign students and existing ones must transfer or lose their legal status.