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Trump administration asks IRS to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status

  • The Trump administration escalated its conflict with Harvard University in May 2025 by freezing over $2.2 billion in federal grants and prompting the IRS to consider revoking its tax-exempt status.
  • This action followed Harvard's refusal to comply with administration demands to change admissions policies, end diversity programs, and audit certain departments alleged to promote antisemitic harassment or ideological bias.
  • The Department of Homeland Security canceled $2.7 million in two specific grants related to violence prevention and program evaluation, and demanded detailed records of foreign student visa holders by April 30.
  • President Alan Garber said the administration's demands violate Harvard's First Amendment rights and statutory limits, while advocacy groups warned that politicizing federal powers threatens organizational independence.
  • The standoff significantly endangers Harvard's funding and autonomy, suggesting broader implications for universities, advocacy groups, and their federal relationships under the current administration.
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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, April 16, 2025.
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