POLITICO
Trump administration sues Harvard over alleged discrimination against Jewish students
Bianca Quilantan
March 20, 2026

The Trump administration on Friday sued Harvard University, accusing the Ivy League school of failing to address antisemitism and discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students. The federal government’s latest escalation of its battle with the university could be the most severe yet as it seeks to stop paying all existing grants to the school and demands Harvard pay restitution of all grant payments made since at least Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel. The lawsuit could also provide an opening to strip the school of all of its federal cash. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Justice Department says Jewish and Israeli students at Harvard have been “harassed, physically assaulted, stalked, and spat upon,” “endured a hostile educational environment” and were “repeatedly denied access to educational facilities by antisemitic demonstrators.” READ MORE