A Libyan Student Confronts the Uncertainties of Trump’s Travel Ban, with a Harvard Education at Stake

The school year at George Mason University (VA) had just ended, and Najwa Elyazgi was ready to go home to Libya for the summer. Her bags were packed, her belongings boxed for storage.  All she needed was one form from the Department of Homeland Security before buying plane tickets. That June morning in Virginia, she got an email with the necessary document, an essential step toward enrolling in graduate school at Harvard University (MA) in the fall.