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Trump administration pressure on universities and birthright citizenship faces judicial resistance

Trump administration pressure on universities and birthright citizenship faces judicial resistance

Harvard’s appeals challenge research-funding cuts and international-student restrictions, while new investigations reportedly target nine universities over visa programs, research funding, wages, and alleged foreign influence. Separately, the Supreme Court rejected Trump’s birthright-citizenship challenge, reinforcing constitutional limits on his immigration agenda; the administration’s threatened student ban and broader higher-education investigations remain unresolved.

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Updated Oct 9, 2026