Harvard Warns Foreign Students Over Boston Airport, Social Media

Harvard University staff advised international students to be cautious about social media posts and warned some groups against arriving at Boston's Logan International Airport.

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Representatives from Harvard's international office and a Harvard Law School immigration support group held a call on July 3 to provide guidance to foreign students after the university won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's efforts to block its ability to enroll such individuals.

The Harvard administrators cautioned students that State Department officials have the ability to review social media accounts for student visa applicants, while US Customs and Border Protection can examine personal electronic devices and reject entry based on their contents, according to students who participated, asking not to be identified.

The university's representatives said it is not clear whether this assessment is done by people or artificial intelligence and what exactly constitutes a red flag, although pro-Palestinian, anti-Semitic, or posts derogatory of the US appear to be a focus, according to the students.