Trump accuses Harvard of misusing taxpayer dollars, demands transparency on foreign students

By lauraharris // 2025-06-02

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President Donald Trump claims Harvard misuses U.S. taxpayer funds by subsidizing foreign students (31 percent of enrollment) from "unfriendly" countries while resisting federal scrutiny over antisemitism and foreign influence. He then demands transparency on foreign students' identities and threatens to cut federal funding.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stripped Harvard of its ability to host foreign students (F/J visas) for allegedly failing to report violent/antisemitic incidents and collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party. Harvard must submit 5 years of records on non-immigrant students' misconduct within 72 hours to regain certification, but failed to do so.
DHS accuses Harvard of enabling "anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators" (including foreign students) to harass Jewish students and disrupt academic integrity. Over 6,700 international students (27 percent of enrollment) face potential visa disruptions unless they transfer.
Harvard vows to fight DHS's decision, emphasizing academic freedom, while the university president doubles down on protecting free expression. Previously, Harvard ignored demands from student unions (e.g., HGSU) for increased financial support.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem warns other universities to "get your act together" or risk losing SEVP privileges, stressing campus safety and compliance with federal standards. Trump claims such conflicts wouldn't occur under his administration, linking the issue to broader critiques of elite institutions.

President Donald Trump has accused Harvard University of misusing U.S. taxpayer dollars by subsidizing foreign students while resisting federal investigations into antisemitism and foreign influence on campus. In a fiery post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, May 25, Trump claimed that nearly 31 percent of Harvard's student body comes from foreign countries, many of which he suggested are "not at all friendly to the United States," yet contribute nothing toward their students' education. "Why isn't Harvard saying that almost 31 percent of their students are from FOREIGN LANDS and yet those countries, some not at all friendly to the United States, pay NOTHING toward their students' education, nor do they ever intend to. Nobody told us that!" (Related: DHS cuts $2.7M in Harvard funding over antisemitism failures, left-wing indoctrination.) "We want to know who those foreign students are, a reasonable request since we give Harvard BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, but Harvard isn't exactly forthcoming. We want those names and countries. Harvard has $52,000,000, use it and stop asking for the Federal Government to continue GRANTING money to you!" Trump posted.

DHS: Harvard fosters an unsafe environment by allowing anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators

The accusation came a few days after Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem stripped Harvard of its participation in the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP), which allows institutions to host foreign students on F- and J-visas. "This administration is holding Harvard accountable for fostering violence, antisemitism and coordinating with the Chinese Communist Party on its campus," Noem posted on her official account on X, formerly known as Twitter. "Harvard had plenty of opportunity to do the right thing. It refused." In a letter sent to Harvard on Thursday, May 22, the DHS claimed that Harvard had not met the required reporting standards. To restore its SEVP certification, the university must provide requested student records within 72 hours. The DHS is demanding all Harvard records from the past five years related to illegal, dangerous or violent acts, on or off campus, by enrolled non-immigrant students; any violations of rights or threats made by these students against others, including university staff; and disciplinary records and all audio/video footage of protests involving these students. But then, Harvard failed to do so. Moreover, the DHS accused Harvard's leadership of fostering an unsafe environment by allowing "anti-American, pro-terrorist agitators" to harass and physically assault individuals – particularly Jewish students – while disrupting the university's academic integrity. The agency further claimed that many involved are foreign students. With more than 6,700 international students, the revocation threatens to disrupt academic careers and research collaborations. Noem warned that affected students must transfer to maintain their visa status, though Harvard vowed to fight the decision. "This should be a warning to every other university to get your act together," Noem said in an interview with Fox News' Gillian Turner. "Get your act together because we are coming to make sure that these programs, that you are facilitating an environment where students can learn, where they are safe and that they are not discriminated against based on their race or religion." Head over to EducationSystem.news for more similar stories. Watch this clip about colleges facing backlash and potentially losing funding over allegations of antisemitism on campus.

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