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President Trump signed a bombshell proclamation banning international students from entering the United States to study at Harvard University for the next six months in his latest attack on

the Ivy League’s student visa program.

The new measure suspends entry of new visa holders seeking to attend the elite institution and its student exchange visitor program, with the president citing concerns over national

security, crime rates and discrimination, the White House announced Wednesday. 

Trump, who has accused Harvard of treating the US with “great disrespect,” argued that the university is no longer a “trustworthy steward of international student and exchange visitor

programs.” 

“When a university refuses to uphold its legal obligations, including its recordkeeping and reporting obligations, the consequences ripple far beyond the campus,” the proclamation said,

noting that it is of “national interest” to deny foreign nationals access to Harvard.

“They jeopardize the integrity of the entire United States student and exchange visitor visa system, compromise national security, and embolden other institutions to similarly disregard the

rule of law.”

The order also directs Secretary of State Marco Rubio to assess whether the nearly 7,000 students from foreign countries enrolled at Harvard who hold F-1, M-1, or J-1 visas should be booted

from the country ahead of the 2025-2026 school year.

Trump’s latest directive comes just days after a Massachusetts judge issued a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s attempt to prevent the prestigious school from admitting

international students — who make up more than a quarter of Harvard’s student body.

The contentious legal battle erupted after the university refused a request to turn over foreign students’ records, including any video or audio of their protest activity in the past five

years.

Federal officials also filed a legal notice giving Harvard 30 days to make its case to remain eligible to enroll foreign visa holders through the Student and Exchange Visitor Program — which

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem moved to terminate before she was blocked by a federal judge.

The commander in chief has threatened to strip the university of some $3.3 billion in federal grants and shift the funds to trade schools instead if school officials fail to comply with a

list of demands aimed at curbing antisemitism on campus.

Cleo Carney, the daughter of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth, are among the substantial international student population who remain in jeopardy.

“This is yet another illegal retaliatory step taken by the Administration in violation of Harvard’s First Amendment rights,” the school told The Post in a statement.

“Harvard will continue to protect its international students.”