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Princess Elisabeth has completed first year of master’s degree but Trump administration’s crackdown may jeopardise studies

Princess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued attendance.

The US president’s administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status in the US, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges.

“Princess Elisabeth has just completed her first year. The impact of [the Trump administration’s] decision will only become clearer in the coming days/weeks. We are currently investigating the situation,” said a spokesperson for the Belgian royal palace, Lore Vandoorne.

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[-] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 months ago

Future queen I guess means she is a princess. Just say that. I did not know Belgium still has vestiges of monarchy. That does put a damper on the judgment from Europe over the U.S. having Trump. Also can't forget Leopold. Fuck that guy

[-] zewm@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

I guess you’re one of those doesn’t read the article types.

[-] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 5 months ago

No I did, doesn't change anything except exaggerate my dismay. Trump and the ivy leagues and the princesses can all just go away

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[-] Nanook@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

Oh no! So anyway…

[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

We finally found an immigrant that deserves to be sent to a prison in El Salvador. Other than Musk, that is.

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[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

A relative of King Leopold II, the number 4 ranked mass murderer. Look up Belgian Congo and that monarchy should have been torn down.

However, Krasnov's revoking international students that apply to Harvard is plain stupid and very fascist/communist move.

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[-] skozzii@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

I'm just glad we are keeping these thugs and criminals out of Harvard, it was clearly a huge problem.

[-] KulunkelBoom@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

Either not white enough for trump or hasn't payed the orange shitnozzle enough homage.

Coin toss but odds are on not enough $$

[-] wpb@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I guess something good came out of a really really shitty thing then.

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