
Trump Administration Issues Columbia An Ultimatum To Restore Federal Funding
HuffPost
Agents from the Department of Homeland Security searched two student rooms at the university Thursday night.
The Trump administration on Thursday pressured Columbia University to make several major reforms, describing its demands as a “precondition” for potentially restoring the university’s federal funding, as more federal agents showed up on its campus to search two student rooms.
Last week, the Trump administration announced it was pulling about $400 million in federal grants and contracts from the university, accusing it of failing to protect its Jewish students during peaceful pro-Palestinian protests on campus last year.
In a letter addressed to interim President Katrina Armstrong, the administration said it was following up to outline the “immediate next steps that we regard as a precondition for formal negotiations regarding Columbia University’s continued financial relationship with the United States government.”
The letter, signed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education and the General Services Administration, demands that all changes be completed by close of business March 20.
“We expect your immediate compliance with these critical next steps,” it states.













