Harvard/MIT Student Visa Case

In This Episode

WilmerHale podcast co-host and Partner Brendan McGuire welcomes Lawrence Bacow, the 29th President of Harvard University, along with WilmerHale Partners Felicia Ellsworth and Seth Waxman, to discuss the lawsuit filed by Harvard and MIT challenging the Trump Administration's controversial directive to ban international students from the United States if they took their fall 2020 courses online. Ellsworth, Waxman and a team of lawyers represented the universities during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, ultimately filing a lawsuit challenging the directive in a mere 23 hours and obtaining a successful result.

Links:

• Harvard's decision to close the campus on March 10, 2020 and the impact on students, especially international students, faculty and scholars (Boston Globe)
• ICE's July 6, 2020 directive (NPR)
• Summary of Reversal (LawFare)

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