The Trump administration plans to impose a new round of financial pressure on Harvard University.

According to Jin10 data on September 30, the Trump administration is upgrading its battle with Harvard University by initiating a procedure that could strip the university of its federal funding eligibility, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stated in a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber that it is transferring Harvard to an administrative procedure called "prohibition on participation in federal programs." This procedure essentially declares that the university is ineligible to collaborate with the government and will become another avenue for the White House to cut funding. This action could represent the heaviest financial blow Harvard has faced in its confrontation with the Trump administration, putting billions of dollars in federal funding at risk. The potential prohibition procedure involves several steps, and it remains uncertain whether Harvard will ultimately face this crackdown. First, the government recommends that the Department of Health and Human Services suspend all federal funding, which would halt any federal agency's disbursements to Harvard. The suspension will last for one year, during which the government will review whether Harvard should be permanently banned from receiving federal funding.