Overview

• The Department of Homeland Security has warned Harvard it could lose its ability to enroll foreign students unless it complies with federal reporting and oversight demands.
• A $2.2 billion federal funding freeze is already in effect, impacting key research projects, including NIH-funded tuberculosis studies.
• President Trump has formally requested the IRS to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status, accusing the university of promoting ideological extremism and anti-Semitism.
• Harvard President Alan Garber has publicly rejected the administration's demands, asserting the university's commitment to independence and constitutional rights.
• This confrontation is part of a broader conservative campaign targeting elite universities perceived as left-leaning, intensified by pro-Palestinian campus protests in 2024.