The Trump administration is now actively enforcing its tough new approach to antisemitism — and the consequences are already being felt. In recent weeks, at least 147 students have had their U.S. residency visas revoked, as part of a clear message: the United States will not serve as a safe haven for Jew-hatred.
Visa Revocations Set a New Red Line on Campuses
As noted, 147 students — most of them foreign nationals — have lost their U.S. visas in recent weeks. In many cases, no official reason was given, but sources involved in the process confirm that this is a direct step in the Trump administration’s campaign against antisemitism on college campuses.
Top universities — including Harvard, Stanford, Michigan, Texas, and Columbia — received notices regarding the visa cancellations of students. Some were targeted for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations; others due to past offenses, in some cases from years ago. A new understanding is taking shape: participation in antisemitic activity — even indirectly — will now result in immediate sanctions.
Major Changes at Columbia University
At Columbia, where the administration recently led a high-profile budgetary campaign, pressure has already prompted significant reforms: police have been deployed, administrators dismissed, and new restrictions placed on content deemed inciteful.
“Fighting Every Form of Jew-Hatred”
A week before the visa reports surfaced, Leo Terrell, head of the administration’s antisemitism task force, outlined the new policy in an interview with N12. Terrell said: “President Trump and Attorney General Bondi gave me the green light to fight every form of Jew-hatred with every tool at my disposal — and to wipe it out.”
According to Terrell, the administration plans to implement a wide range of measures: cutting funding to public universities, filing civil lawsuits against institutions that discriminate against Jewish students, prosecuting hate crimes — and deporting foreign students involved in antisemitic activity.
“We’re going to put these people in prison — and not for 24 hours, but for years,” Terrell stressed. He made it clear this won’t be a symbolic move: “When universities start losing millions of dollars, and students begin losing their visas — that’s when you’ll see real change.”
Terrell also revealed that the administration plans to visit 10 universities as part of an upcoming enforcement tour, and in the coming weeks will launch a series of measures, including the first formal hate crime indictments. “Help is on the way,” he said. “And it’s coming very soon.”
