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Harvard's Immigrant Justice Course Sparks Funding Controversy

2/17/2026

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Harvard University offers the Immigrant Justice Lab course in the history department.
Students earn credit by researching and writing to help asylum applicants, in collaboration with the Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice.
Conservative advocate Corey DeAngelis and others call for withdrawing federal funding, arguing the course prioritizes illegal immigrants over American students.
Pete Hegseth, Department of War Secretary, severed ties with Harvard and labeled it 'woke'.

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Story summary

Harvard University offers the Immigrant Justice Lab course in the history department.
Students earn credit by researching and writing to help asylum applicants, in collaboration with the Mabel Center for Immigrant Justice.
Conservative advocate Corey DeAngelis and others call for withdrawing federal funding, arguing the course prioritizes illegal immigrants over American students.
Pete Hegseth, Department of War Secretary, severed ties with Harvard and labeled it 'woke'.