Trump's administration: all federal contracts with Harvard should end
Harvard faces pressure from DHS to disclose information about its foreign students. President Donald Trump threat them to change their funds to Technical Schools.
A senior administration official told NBC News on Tuesday that they are seeking ways to end all contracts between federal agencies and Harvard University, which are worth an estimated $100 million. This measure marks the latest hit in the fight between President Donald Trump and the university.
The General Services Administration (GSA), through a letter sent to the agencies, instructs them to respond with a list of contracts they have terminated with the university by June 6. According to an anonymous government agent who spoke with AP News, there are about 30 contracts with nine agencies under review for termination.
Trump threatens Harvard with diverting their funds to Technical Schools
During the past weekend, President Donald Trump lashed out at Harvard, threatening to cut an additional $3 million in federal funding and give it to Technical Schools across the United States. However, the president did not specify which schools he was referring to or how the funds would be reassigned.
On his social media, Trump also continued to accuse Harvard of not revealing information about their foreign students. The president criticized them for not paying for their education and said they "are not at all friendly to the United States."
Harvard foreign students information were demanding by the DHS, priorizing disciplinary records and reports of risky or violent behavior. Photo: AFP News
Harvard could not enroll foreign students
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) demanded that Harvard provide a list containing information about their foreign students, including disciplinary records and reports of risky or violent behavior. Harvard responded that they complied with the demand, but the agency deemed their response insufficient and revoked their ability to enroll foreign students until a federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the decision following a Harvard lawsuit.
The Education Minister of Japan, Toshiko Abe, declared at a press conference that their government is willing to accept Harvard's foreign students. Tokyo University, the leading university in Japan, is considering this possibility, while Abe is urging other schools in her country to develop measures to support international students.
