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Education Department to Probe Universities That Gave Scholarships to DACA Recipients

HeadlineJul 24, 2025

The Trump administration has launched an investigation into five universities for providing scholarships to undocumented immigrants enrolled in the Obama-era DACA program. The probe by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights accuses the universities of granting “exclusionary scholarships referencing foreign-born students.” It targets the University of Louisville, the University of Nebraska Omaha, the University of Miami, the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University.

The announcement came soon after the State Department said it was also investigating Harvard University’s eligibility to sponsor international students and researchers.

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