Washington - The Trump administration said on Monday it will escalate the latest in the battle with schools, thereby cutting all new federal research grants from Harvard.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon told Ivy League University in a letter that it will not be eligible for any new federal grant until the government’s requirements are met and “expressing responsible management of the university”.

The two-page letter to university presidents calls on the government to see Harvard as “a systematic model that violates federal law.” McMahon accused Harvard of ignoring anti-Semitism, participating in discrimination, and abandoning "any appearance of academic rigor" and "disastrous mismanagement."

"The above concerns are only a small part of Harvard's unanimous violation of its own legal responsibilities," McMahon wrote. "In view of these and other relevant allegations, this letter is intended to inform you that Harvard should no longer seek grants from the federal government because no provision will be made."

A senior education official said federal student loan funds and Pell grants were not affected by the move.

Harvard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Last week, President Trump said his administration will revoke colleges Tax-free statusalthough he did not provide more details. Harvard President Alan Garber said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that such a move would be "highly illegal." U.S. tax laws prohibit executive officials from requiring IRS employees to conduct or terminate audits or investigations of specific taxpayers.

Harvard filed a lawsuit Last month after the Trump administration announced it would freeze $2.2 billion Grants to the university and a $60 million contract. Harvard University freezes grants Rejected the government Many policy and leadership in schools are called for change, discipline student protesters, and auditing students and faculty for “diversity of perspectives”.

Harvard claims that the government's actions violated its constitutional rights and are "part of a pressure campaign that forces Harvard to succumb to the government's control over its academic programs."