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Harvard won’t comply with Trump admin’s demands amid threats of cutting federal funding
Harvard University’s top official told members of the community that the Massachusetts-based school will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands, despite risking the loss of grants and contracts to conduct research on «groundbreaking innovations.»
Harvard President Alan M. Garber sent a defiant letter to members of the university community on Monday, saying «no government… should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.»
«For three-quarters of a century, the federal government has awarded grants and contracts to Harvard and other universities to help pay for work that, along with investments by the universities themselves, has led to groundbreaking innovations across a wide range of medical, engineering, and scientific fields,» Garber wrote. «These innovations have made countless people in our country and throughout the world healthier and safer.
«Over the last several weeks, the federal government has threatened its partnerships with several universities, including Harvard, over accusations of antisemitism on our campuses. These partnerships are among the most productive and beneficial in American history,» he continued.
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Harvard University President Alan Garber sent a letter to the school’s community saying the school will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands amid threats of losing federal funding. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
Garber pointed to research the university has conducted, including life-changing advancements like treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons and diabetes, as well as breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, quantum science, engineering and other areas.
The university president said the federal government was risking not just the health and well-being of millions of individuals by retreating from partnerships with Harvard and other universities, but also the economic security and vitality of the country.
«Late Friday night, the administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, warning that Harvard must comply if we intend to ‘maintain [our] financial relationship with the federal government,’» Garber wrote. «It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner. Although some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulation of the ‘intellectual conditions’ at Harvard.»
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Harvard faculty and staff hold signs from inside Harvard Yard during a press conference by faculty supporters of the Harvard Out of Palestine coalition outside Harvard Yard. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
He encouraged the community to read the letter, pointing out that it requires Harvard to «audit» the viewpoints of the student body, staff, and faculty, while also reducing the power of certain students, faculty and administrators due to their ideological views.
«We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement,» Garber said. «The University will not negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights. The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI. And it threatens our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge.
«No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,» he added.
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FILE – Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Garber said the university has made it clear that it does not take its moral duty to fight antisemitism lightly.
Over the past 15 months, he said, the university has taken many steps to address antisemitism at Harvard, and it plans to do more.
For instance, he said the university will continue to nurture a thriving culture of open inquiry on campus and broaden the intellectual and viewpoint diversity within the community.
He also said the university will respect free speech and dissent while also ensuring protest occurs in a time, place and manner that does not interfere with teaching, learning and research.
And finally, he said Harvard will work together to find ways, consistent with the law, to foster and support a vibrant community that exemplifies, respects and embraces differences.
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President Donald Trump has suspended federal funding from nearly all Ivy League universities over their failure to address antisemitism on their campuses. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
«These ends will not be achieved by assertions of power, unmoored from the law, to control teaching and learning at Harvard and to dictate how we operate. The work of addressing our shortcomings, fulfilling our commitments, and embodying our values is ours to define and undertake as a community,» Garber wrote. «Freedom of thought and inquiry, along with the government’s longstanding commitment to respect and protect it, has enabled universities to contribute in vital ways to a free society and to healthier, more prosperous lives for people everywhere. All of us share a stake in safeguarding that freedom. We proceed now, as always, with the conviction that the fearless and unfettered pursuit of truth liberates humanity—and with faith in the enduring promise that America’s colleges and universities hold for our country and our world.»
President Donald Trump has suspended federal funding to every Ivy League, besides Penn and Dartmouth, over investigations into anti-Israel protests that have taken place on their campuses since October 2023. Funding for dozens of other universities has also been impacted by investigations for the same reason.
Columbia University, which had more than $400 million in federal funding taken away, was the first Ivy League to lose money over its failure to make Jewish students feel safe on campus. The university caved to demands from the Trump administration late last month in hopes of restoring the funding.
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Earlier this month, a federal antisemitism task force announced a review of Harvard’s federal grants and contracts, worth nearly $9 billion, as the university faces an investigation into campus antisemitism.
The Trump administration has promised to be more aggressive in ending campus antisemitism after saying President Joe Biden did not hold universities accountable for their violent protests.
The administration has also made moves to detain and deport foreign students who participated in or orchestrated anti-Israel protests at American universities.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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En medio de los diálogos con EEUU, el régimen de Irán dijo que seguirá enriqueciendo uranio: “Es una línea roja, no es negociable”
El régimen de Irán reiteró este domingo que el derecho a enriquecer uranio con fines pacíficos es “una de sus líneas rojas y que no es negociable”, y aseguró una vez más que no busca fabricar armas nucleares.
El viceministro iraní de Exteriores para Asuntos Jurídicos e Internacionales, Kazem Gharibabadi, enfatizó en una comparecencia ante la Comisión de Seguridad Nacional y Política Exterior del Parlamento que “el enriquecimiento de uranio con fines pacíficos es una de las líneas rojas” de la República Islámica y “no es negociable”, anunció el portavoz de esa comisión del legislativo, Ebrahim Rezaei, según la agencia IRNA.
Rezaei dijo que el diplomático iraní que ha estado presente en las dos rondas de negociaciones nucleares con EEUU presentó un informe al respecto, en el que explicó las propuestas de la delegación de Irán a la parte estadounidense, entre ellas el levantamiento de todas las sanciones con “beneficios económicos tangibles” para Teherán.
En la segunda ronda de negociaciones indirectas que se realizaron bajo la intermediación de Omán en Roma, el sábado, Irán y EEUU acordaron pasar a una nueva etapa con reuniones técnicas entre expertos de ambos países en Mascate el miércoles, y posteriormente retomar las conversaciones de alto nivel el sábado próximo, entre el ministro de Exteriores iraní, Abás Araqchí y el enviado especial estadounidense para Medio Oriente, Steve Witkoff, también en la capital omaní.
“Logramos un muy buen avance en nuestras conversaciones directas e indirectas”, declaró un alto funcionario estadounidense, bajo condición de anonimato.
“Fue una buena reunión y puedo decir que las negociaciones avanzan. Esta vez conseguimos llegar a un mejor entendimiento sobre una serie de principios y objetivos”, aseguró por su parte Araqchi a la cadena estatal de su país.
“El ambiente de las conversaciones fue constructivo”, indicó un enviado especial de la cadena iraní. La agencia Tasnim también reportó el “ambiente constructivo” de las negociaciones.
Irán ha dejado claro que solo quiere negociar la limitación de su capacidad nuclear y que deja fuera de discusión su programa de misiles y su apoyo a grupos regionales.
En este sentido, Araqchí aseguró anoche que la parte estadounidense “no han planteado ninguna cuestión no relacionada con el tema nuclear” en las conversaciones.
En una visita a Moscú el viernes, Araqchi manifestó “serias dudas sobre las intenciones y motivos de la parte estadounidense”.
Las potencias occidentales e Israel sospechan que el objetivo de este programa nuclear es conseguir el arma atómica. Teherán rechaza estas acusaciones y defiende su derecho al desarrollo nuclear con fines civiles.
Rafael Grossi, director del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), la agencia de la ONU encargada de verificar que el programa nuclear tenga carácter pacífico, visitó esta semana Irán.
Antes de su viaje, el diplomático argentino afirmó en una entrevista al diario francés Le Monde que Irán “no está lejos” de conseguir el arma nuclear.
“Nos encontramos en una fase crucial de estas importantes negociaciones. Sabemos que tenemos poco tiempo”, declaró en Teherán.
Irán y Estados Unidos comenzaron las negociaciones nucleares el 12 de abril con un primer encuentro en Mascate (Omán) que ambas partes calificaron como “constructivo”.
Las conversaciones entre Teherán y Washington se reanudaron después de los comentarios del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump sobre lanzar acciones militares contra Irán si no se negociaba un nuevo acuerdo sobre su programa nuclear.
En 2018, durante su primer mandato, Trump se retiró unilateralmente del pacto internacional alcanzado en 2015 para restringir el desarrollo nuclear de Teherán a fines civiles, a cambio del levantamiento de sanciones.
(Con información de EFE)
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Blue states rallied for illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses ahead of Trump’s REAL ID crackdown
Americans are scrambling to obtain a state-issued REAL ID in order to travel by plane ahead of a federal deadline next month, which comes after states from coast to coast changed their laws surrounding driver’s licenses to permit illegal immigrants to drive.
Americans will need to obtain a REAL ID, which is a federally-compliant driver’s license or other identification that meets higher standards than state-issued licenses, in order to easily travel by air, the Department of Homeland Security explains on its website. Only legal U.S. citizens or residents can obtain the identification card, while valid U.S. passports can also still be used instead of a REAL ID for domestic air travel.
Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005 to heighten security requirements for driver’s licenses in response to the attacks on 9/11. Though some states began complying with the law more than a decade ago, enforcement for all states had been repeatedly delayed due to the pandemic, DMV backlogs, as well as some states, such as South Carolina, initially refusing to comply.
The move to officially enforce REAL IDs at the national level for domestic air travel comes after 19 states and Washington, D.C., put laws on the books allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
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REAL ID and TSA lines (Reuters/DC DMV)
The states, which stretch from New York and New Jersey to California and Washington state, changed their laws in order to allow illegal immigrants to drive freely to work, while also ensuring they meet driving skill requirements and could obtain car insurance to bolster road safety, various liberal lawmakers and immigrant advocacy groups said as they rallied support for the law changes.
«Expanding access to driver’s licenses is critical for the safety of New Jerseyans and a step toward building a stronger and fairer New Jersey for all,» New Jersey Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, for example, said in 2019 after signing the Garden State’s legislation allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
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«Allowing residents the opportunity to obtain driver’s licenses regardless of their immigration status will decrease the number of uninsured drivers and increase safety on our roads. I thank my partners in the Legislature for sending this important bill to my desk,» he added.
A group of migrants rushes the border wall March 21, 2024, knocking down Texas National Guardsmen in the process. (James Breeden for New York Post/Mega)
Just a few months after New Jersey’s 2021 law change, the state issued 100,000 new permits, a 65% jump compared to the same three-month period in years prior, NJ Spotlight News reported at the time.
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New Jersey is among the states that have reported long wait times at DMVs as residents scramble to obtain a REAL ID to fly ahead of the May 7 deadline.
The states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses include: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Washington. Washington state had a law on the books allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses since 1993, National Conference of State Legislatures data show, while most states, such as Illinois and California, began changing their laws starting in 2012.
In Massachusetts in 2022, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed legislation allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses, citing that local DMVs did not have the ability to verify the validity of foreign documents and that it would overall weaken the validity of state driver’s licenses.
Migrants who crossed the Rio Grande are lined up for processing by Customs and Border Protection, Sept. 23, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
«I cannot sign this legislation because it requires the Registry of Motor Vehicles to issue state credentials to people without the ability to verify their identity. The Registry does not have the expertise or ability to verify the validity of many types of documents from other countries,» Baker said at the time. «Consequently, a standard Massachusetts driver’s license will no longer confirm that a person is who they say they are.»
Massachusetts ultimately allowed illegal aliens to obtain driver’s licenses through a ballot initiative.
Domestic air travelers who are in the nation illegally are required to present a valid and up-to-date photo ID to board a flight, and can show documents such as a driver’s license, a current foreign passport, a military ID or U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Employment Authorization Card, and other forms of photo IDs, according to various immigrant advocacy groups.
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The Trump administration, which has been on an illegal immigration deportation blitz, revealed in a memo last week that the REAL ID requirement will further crack down on illegal aliens moving freely around the country.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is recognized as President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on April 2. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
A Department of Homeland Security memo exclusively obtained by Fox Digital last week outlined that part of the motivation for the Trump administration to enforce the REAL ID law is to prevent those in the country illegally from flying – unless they are looking to self-deport on an international flight.
«Under Biden, illegal aliens used non-compliant IDs from sanctuary cities to board flights, but REAL ID’s higher security standards make it nearly impossible to forge legitimate documents, ensuring only verified travelers can fly,» the memo states.
«This closes the gaping vulnerabilities Biden’s policies created, preventing criminals and potential terrorists from exploiting our aviation system, as seen during 9/11 when fraudulent IDs enabled attacks,» the memo continues.
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The agency emphasized that the measure prevents people in the country illegally from traveling within the U.S.
«DHS and TSA are clear, the only place an illegal alien should be flying is home. Under Secretary Kristi Noem’s leadership, illegal aliens will be barred from domestic flights, with one exception: illegal aliens self-deporting on international flights will be allowed to board without a REAL ID, encouraging their exit from the U.S.,» it states.
While many conservatives backed the REAL ID Act, both in 2005 and now, some have said it bolsters the oversight «Big Brother» holds over the country.
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«Evidently, existing ID requirements for American citizens just aren’t adequate now, so Big Brother is forcing us through more hoops for the ‘right’ to travel within our own country,» former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin posted to X.
«If you think REAL ID is about election integrity, you’re going to be sorely disappointed. Someone has lied to you, or you’re engaged in wishful thinking. Please don’t shoot the messenger,» Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., wrote on X last week.
«REAL ID is a 2005 George Bush-era Patriot Act overreach that went completely unenforced until Trump got into office. Let me guess: he’s playing 4D chess and I should just go along with it?» Massie wrote in another post.
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Energy Secretary Chris Wright, President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (Reuters)
President Donald Trump, under his first administration, pushed back the REAL ID October 2020 deadline as the pandemic raged. The Biden administration’s DHS established the May 7, 2025, deadline in 2022.
Tricia McLaughlin, the DHS assistant secretary for public affairs, told Fox News Digital in a statement last week: «REAL IDs make identification harder to forge, thwarting criminals and terrorists. 81% of air travelers hold REAL ID-compliant or acceptable IDs. DHS will continue to collaborate with state, local, and airport authorities to inform the public, facilitate compliance, curb wait times and prevent fraud.»
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«DHS responds to official correspondence through official channels,» McLaughlin added.
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