April 2025 (Various Dates)

• “Liberation Day” tariffs unveiled — sweeping tariffs on almost every country in the world; stock market tumbled
• Columbia University briefly placed on federal “watchlist” — federal judge issued temporary injunction blocking punitive action
• DOJ ordered investigations of multiple campuses — threatened to review tax-exempt status of universities

April 11, 2025

• Campus Accountability executive order — directed Department of Education to withhold federal funding from universities deemed “hostile environments” under Title VI
• Louisiana judge rules Khalil can be deported — affirmed Trump administration’s argument that his beliefs “threaten national security”