Harvard Tells Trump To Pound Sand, Loses $2 Billion in Federal Funds

Going for broke: The Trump administration sent a clear message to Harvard: implement a series of policy changes, several aimed at combating campus anti-Semitism, or lose up to $9 billion in federal funds. The Ivy League school is choosing the latter. In an email to faculty members on Monday, university president Alan Garber said Harvard

Trump Says He’d Like to Deport Some US Citizens to El Salvador

The president said his administration would be examining relevant laws. President Donald Trump on April 14 said he’s in favor of deporting some U.S. citizens who have committed crimes, drawing criticism from Democrats. “I don’t know what the laws are—we always have to obey the laws—but we also have homegrown criminals that push people into

Trump Says He’d Like to Deport Some Criminal US Citizens to El Salvador

The president said his administration would be examining relevant laws. President Donald Trump on April 14 said he’s in favor of deporting some U.S. citizens who have committed crimes. “I don’t know what the laws are—we always have to obey the laws—but we also have homegrown criminals that push people into subways, that hit elderly

Showdown Looms Over Trump’s DEI Ban in Public Schools

Low-income rural districts that publish DEI statements required by state law but don’t necessarily engage in the practices are caught in the crossfire. Several blue states have joined New York in resisting federal efforts to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in public schools. Leaders in California, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Wisconsin, and Washington

Trump Admin Says It Lacks Authority to Return Deported Man From El Salvador

The administration cited El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s remarks at the White House on April 14, which ruled out the man’s return. The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday that it does not have the power to bring back Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal immigrant who was wrongfully deported to his home country

Columbia Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Seeking Citizenship Detained by ICE

The detention of Mohsen Mahdawi comes several weeks after the detention of fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was an associate of Mahdawi. Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 14 during a naturalization interview in Vermont. The move comes weeks after the detention of Mahdawi’s Columbia

ICE Arrests Columbia Student Activist Who Endorsed Oct. 7 Attack

ICE officials detained a Columbia University graduate student who led a coalition of anti-Israel groups and endorsed the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. Mohsen Mahdawi had his green card revoked by the Trump administration and was taken into custody on Monday in Burlington, Vt., where he was scheduled to take a citizenship test. Mahdawi’s attorney