June 06, 2026
Justice Department accuses the university of slow-walking data on banned DEI programmes
The Trump administration has been threatening to withhold federal funds from Harvard
The former treasury secretary to Bill Clinton is among the high-level US personalities paying a price for their relationship with the sex offender
US judge rules that Trump's actions violated Harvard's free-speech rights
The administration accuses the university of breaching its legal and contractual requirements tied to the research programmes and patents
It is the first international student backup strategy announced since the US government moved last month to strip Harvard of its ability to enrol international students
Trump has also blocked federal funding for the Ivy League school and it has legally challenged Trump's actions
Harvard claims retaliation for resisting governance control while the proclamation cites foreign ties, crime, and antisemitic incidents
