Kristi Noem, former governor of South Dakota, has threatened Harvard with the loss of its ability to enroll foreign students if it does not meet demands from the White House. The Department of Education froze over $2.2 billion in federal grants and $60 million in contracts to the Ivy League institution. Noem also terminated two DHS grants totaling over $2.7 million to Harvard. The Trump administration has threatened universities with funding cuts over pro-Palestinian campus protests against Israel's military assault on Gaza.