Amid public defiance by education leaders to disregard the Trump Administration's anti-DEI policy, three separate judges—two of whom are Trump appointees—delivered a heavy legal blow to the Department of Education.

U.S. colleges are facing uncertainty about international enrollment due to visa cancellations and federal pressure. Schools risk losing funding and the ability to host international students, even though they enrolled a record 1.1 million last year.

After targeting Harvard University's federal funding, the Trump administration has turned its attention to the activities of the school's international students and its donations from overseas.