Harvard under fire as DHS secretary cuts $2.7M in grants, demands visa records: 'America demands more'

Department of Homeland Shield DHS Secretary Kristi Noem canceled million in DHS grants to Harvard University on Wednesday In a message Noem released the cancelation of two grants for the university and declared the elite Massachusetts Ivy League institution unfit to be entrusted with taxpayer dollars The university has been ordered to submit records by April or exposure losing its certification to enroll international students under the Participant and Exchange Visitor Plan SEVP 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 Noem noted in the comment America demands more from universities entrusted with taxpayer dollars TRUMP ADMIN ASKS IRS TO REVOKE HARVARD'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUSThe canceled grants include an Implementation Science for Targeted Violence Prevention award which DHS says classified conservatives as far-right extremists and a Blue Campaign Undertaking Evaluation and Violence Advisement grant which funded inhabitants wellness messaging that Noem s office described as ideologically skewed The move follows President Donald Trump's decision to freeze billion in federal funding to Harvard and ask for the IRS to revoke its tax-exempt status The IRS is at this moment reviewing the university s c nonprofit designation according to sources within the Department of Justice DOJ A final decision has not yet been made In a social media post Trump criticized Harvard s leadership and faculty writing Harvard has been hiring almost all woke Radical Left idiots and birdbrains who are only capable of teaching FAILURE to students and so-called future leaders He continued Harvard is a JOKE teaches Hate and Stupidity and should no longer receive Federal Funds STEFANIK SHREDS HARVARD OVER COMPLETE MORAL FAILURE AFTER ALLOWING CLAUDINE GAY TO REMAIN PRESIDENTThe DHS action comes amid a broader federal crackdown on campus antisemitism following the Oct Hamas attack on Israel In the months since Harvard has faced criticism over antisemitic rhetoric and protests involving students and faculty Noem s letter references foreign visa-holding rioters and calls for Harvard to provide documentation of their conduct With a billion endowment Harvard is one of the wealthiest institutions in the world DHS emphasized that the university can afford to fund its own programs and should not rely on taxpayer money if it is not meeting federal standards for scholar conduct and institutional accountability Harvard has not yet publicly responded to the termination of the grants or the DHS demand for records The Department of Instruction is also scrutinizing the university Secretary of Teaching Linda McMahon in recent weeks launched a review of more than million in federal contracts and nearly billion in grants involving Harvard and its affiliates Harvard s failure to protect students on campus from anti-Semitic discrimination all while promoting divisive ideologies over free inquiry has put its reputation in serious jeopardy McMahon announced This move comes shortly after similar action was taken against Columbia University as the federal regime attempts up enforcement on institutions it says are failing to meet civil rights and national defense obligations CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPNoem's office did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment Fox News' Andrea Margolis and Alexis McAdams contributed to this summary