Overview

• Administration paused roughly $3 billion in Harvard grants and contracts in April and canceled an additional $100 million in federal agreements this week.
• President Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security to revoke Harvard’s authority to sponsor international student visas and demanded lists of foreign scholars.
• A Massachusetts federal judge granted a temporary injunction preventing the university’s visa privileges from being stripped pending litigation.
• Harvard’s lawsuits claim the funding and visa measures infringe on free speech and overstep executive authority.
• The White House denied any link to Barron Trump’s college choices, confirming he never applied to Harvard and is enrolled at NYU’s Stern School.