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Trump said on social media that federal funding will be stopped for schools or colleges that allow “illegal protests."
WASHINGTON — The Education Department and Health and Human Services are considering orders to stop work on $51 million in contracts with Columbia, the agencies said Monday. They’re also reviewing $5 billion in federal grants.
Trump said on social media that federal funding will be stopped for schools or colleges that allow “illegal protests,” and that agitators “will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came.”
"American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter," Trump said in a Truth Social post.
The president didn't give any further details about what exactly he considers to be "illegal protests."
A statement from Columbia said it’s working with the administration to fight antisemitism.
The New York City campus has been roiled by protests over the Israel-Hamas War. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said Columbia has failed to protect Jewish students and questioned whether it’s fit to do business with the government.
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