SHOTLIST CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, US (MAY 29, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL) 1. HARVARD GRADUATES ROAMING AT YARD OF UNIVERSITY 2. U.S. AND HARWARD FLAGS HANGING ON WALL 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER JUDGE, PATRICIA SHEPPARD SAYING: “I want to support Harvard's resisting the restrictions, it appears, that the administration wants to impose on the university. That first of all, most basically to its First Amendment rights for academic freedom, to have the students that it wishes to have beyond the First Amendment. For the research grants, those are congressional, that's a congressional power. It is not an executive power to stop those. Those have been appropriated by Congress for a certain purpose. I'm not aware of it. I would be very happy to be corrected or to be shown otherwise. No, I think that's something, again, that's just a number that's pulled out of the sky. Harvard has the right to have its world citizens here. We're all world citizens. She has the right to express her opinions under the First Amendment. They apply to people who are in the United States, whether they're citizens or not. From what I understand, she simply cosigned an op-ed piece, the power of the pen, it was a nonviolent act. She had every right to do it. Both sides, of course, have the right to state their opinions. Calling for violence or being violent is not protected speech. Up to that point, however, it is protected. Even if the speech is obnoxious, unpopular, whatever, it's still protected speech. That's the law here in this country. At least that's how it has been determined by the Supreme Court. I hope that they will be able to come and study because we need foreign students here. In terms of whether this has happened to a university before, yes, actually, if you look at Germany in the '30s and take over of certain universities, that happens.” 4. WIDE SHOT OF PEOPLE AT YARD DURING GRADUATION CEREMONY 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) HARVARD GRADUATE MINA, SAYING: “It's not fair. I am a citizen here but I am a child of immigrants and it's extremely unjust and it's a move to limit freedom of Americans, freedom of future Americans and it's very unjust. I think it's very respectable that his response to the Trump administration has been very firm. I think the work that Harvard has done for Palestine and for students speaking up for Palestine is not enough. I think there's still keeping a very distant position and really limiting the ability of Palestinian supporters to just show or represent that impact that's been happening to them as well.” 6. GRADUATES AND PEOPLE SITTING AND CLAPPING THEIR HANDS CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, US - MAY 29: Demonstrators gathered in Harvard Square in Massachusetts on Thursday, May 29, in support of Harvard University as it faces a legal challenge from the Trump administration over its admission of international students. A retired U.S. immigration judge Patricia Sheppard and Harvard graduate Mina have strongly criticized the Trump administration's push to limit international student admissions, framing the issue as both a constitutional rights matter and a threat to America's academic excellence. Judge Patricia Sheppard defended Harvard’s right to admit foreign scholars, stating that the university has the right to host global students. She joined a vigil during Harvard’s graduation ceremony to show solidarity with the institution. Sheppard told Anadolu that "the First Amendment protects universities in deciding whom to admit. " Harvard has the right to have its world citizens here. We're all world citizens." The dispute escalated after President Donald Trump suggested Harvard should cap foreign student admissions at 15%, calling some international students "troublemakers" and "radical people." Sheppard dismissed the claim, saying, " I'm not aware of it (law) I would be very happy to be corrected or to be shown otherwise. No, I think that's something, again, that's just a number that's pulled out of the sky." She emphasized the importance of international students, stating, "We need foreign students here," and noted that only Congress, not the executive branch, has the authority to cut Harvard’s funding. Sheppard also addressed concerns over pro-Palestine protests on U.S. campuses, stating that expressing support for Palestine is protected under free speech. "Calling for violence or being violent is not protected speech," she said, adding that no one should be labeled antisemitic solely for supporting Palestine. She referenced the case of Turkish Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk, detained for 45 days over an op-ed, saying, "She (Rumeysa) has the right to express her opinions under the First Amendment." Mina, an Egyptian-American Harvard graduate, warned that potential funding cuts would disproportionately affect international students. "It's not fair. I am a citizen here but I am a child of immigrants and it's extremely unjust and it's a move to limit freedom of Americans, freedom of future Americans," she said, stressing that restricting speech undermines the First Amendment. While praising Harvard President Alan Garber’s firm stance, she said the university must do more to support Palestinian students, criticizing its "distant position" on the issue. The Trump administration has given Harvard 30 days to contest a proposed ban on enrolling new international students. The university has yet to issue an official response. Reporting by Mucahit Oktay Writing by Sibel Uygun