The sophomore told Newsweek that most people in his friendship group face an uncertain future at the Ivy League school.

Rather than stay silent, Haque has spoken out. Last year, he wrote an essay about his experience and has continued to criticize the university throughout the recent campus turmoil. As Haque sees it, Harvard cannot be reformed from within. It’s an unconscious patient and requires CPR to survive. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

The former Harvard president says Trump’s effort to ban international students would damage not just Harvard but America.

Harvard and the federal government are locked in a battle that boils down to turning over records on international students. But Harvard says it is also about the First Amendment.