The US State Department is opening an investigation into Harvard University’s “continued eligibility as a sponsor for the Exchange Visitor Program,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday,

Harvard University urged a federal judge on Monday to order President Donald Trump's administration to restore about $2.5 billion in funding.

At the hearing on Monday, the university accused the government of using funding as leverage to control its academic decisions.

The administration is investigating if Harvard is abiding by regulations when it sponsors visas in the Exchange Visitor Prorgramme

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the investigation on Wednesday, the latest in a series of actions the Trump administration has taken targeting Harvard University.

Harvard president Alan Garber, an economist and doctor, is battling the White House in court on behalf of all higher education.

In a courtroom in Boston on Monday, a lawyer for Harvard called the Trump administration’s case against the school “cooked up.”

Attorneys for Harvard asked a federal judge Monday to prevent the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from the school.

Harvard University urged a federal judge on Monday to order U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to restore about $2.5 billion in canceled federal grants and cease efforts to cut off research funding to the prestigious Ivy League school.

The decision was announced Wednesday in an emailed letter sent from Danoff Dean of Harvard College David J. Deming and other campus leaders.