The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has just pulled funding from Harvard University over the school’s facilitation of anti-Semitism and pro-terrorist propaganda.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the department is canceling two grants totaling $2.7 million to the school.
Noem said the move is part of a continued crackdown against anti-Semitism on campus.
According to a press release, Noem said the school is “unfit to be entrusted with taxpayer dollars.”
In a statement, Secretary Noem said:
“Harvard bending the knee to anti-Semitism, driven by its spineless leadership, fuels a cesspool of extremist riots and threatens our national security.
“With anti-American, pro-Hamas ideology poisoning its campus and classrooms, Harvard’s position as a top institution of higher learning is a distant memory.
“America demands more from universities entrusted with taxpayer dollars.”
In a letter to Harvard, Noem demanded details on any violent and illegal activities committed by foreign student visa holders.
The letter warned that, if the records were not turned over by April 30, Harvard would lose its Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification.
The college would then be unable to admit foreign students altogether.
Noem claims the $800,303 Implementation Science for Targeted Violence Prevention grant “branded conservatives as far-right dissidents in a shockingly skewed study.”
Meanwhile, the $1,934,902 Blue Campaign Program Evaluation and Violence Advisement grant “funded Harvard’s public health propaganda.”
“Both undermine America’s values and security,” the press release stated.
“With a $53.2 billion endowment, Harvard can fund its own chaos—DHS won’t.”
On April 11, the Trump administration demanded that Harvard agree to a list of reforms to the way it handles anti-Semitism.
It came after a September congressional investigation found “Harvard failed” to enforce meaningful punishment on nearly 70 students.
The students were involved in a multi-day pro-Hamas encampment during the previous spring semester.
The changes asked of the school included reforming and better enforcing disciplinary processes for students who participate in anti-Semitic protests, improving screening of international students for “hostile” views towards America, and auditing “programs with egregious records of anti-Semitism.”
In a public statement Monday afternoon, Harvard refused the proposal and declared it “will not surrender.”
Just hours after the statement, the Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, made up of the Department of Education (ED), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), swiftly revoked over $2 billion in grants to the university.
In a statement, a Harvard spokesman said:
“Harvard is aware of the Department of Homeland Security’s letter regarding grant cancellations and scrutiny of foreign student visas, which—like the Administration’s announcement of the freeze of $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts, and reports of the revocation of Harvard’s 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status—follows on the heels of our statement that Harvard will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.
“We continue to stand by that statement.
“We will continue to comply with the law and expect the Administration to do the same.”
“Harvard values the rule of law and expects all members of our community to comply with University policies and applicable legal standards,” the spokesman added.
“If federal action is taken against a member of our community, we expect it will be based on clear evidence, follow established legal procedures, and respect the constitutional rights afforded to all individuals.”
