I am convinced that at some point they’re gonna pull every single Chinese student visa and try to send this country into full blown red panic. The Harvard shit is just the first step, testing the waters over Israel to set the stage for something else.
It appears to be all international students at risk of targeting. So far, the Feds have not provided anyone (students, their families, campus staff, local and state officials) with information, evidence, or rationale.
This is another devastating economic screwup by Trump and the GOP. International students and their families pay full tuition. Before receiving a visa to enter the US, and then documentation to remain in country legally, they must show bank statements to prove ability to pay full tuition, rent, food, transportation, utilities, etc. This is already impacting campuses and every college city/community as it's a multimillion dollar drain, and the financial loss is, again, 100% America's.
As disastrous as this is, it is not the only problem. International tourism is also decreasing. People don't want to risk going to or sending their families to a broken, failed state.