Trump Administration Freezes Billions in Harvard Funding Over Foreign Student Disputes

President Donald Trump has intensified his confrontation with Harvard University by demanding detailed lists of foreign students, alleging that nearly 31% of Harvard's student body is international and questioning their potential for radicalization. The Trump administration has frozen billions in federal research grants to Harvard, accusing the university of fostering antisemitism and failing to address pro-Palestinian activism, which officials claim creates an unsafe campus environment. Harvard has resisted the administration's demands, securing a temporary court injunction against a ban on enrolling international students and refusing to submit the requested student information, prompting Trump to threaten diverting grant money to trade schools instead. The Department of Homeland Security has revoked Harvard's ability to enroll foreign students, citing non-compliance and the perpetuation of antisemitic harassment, while Harvard argues these actions infringe on free speech and its academic mission. The legal and political battle highlights tensions over immigration, campus activism, and federal oversight of higher education institutions.