White House Ties Federal Grants To 15% Cap On International Undergrads; DHS/State Student-Visa Data Sharing, Ideology Screening In Memo

A White House 10-point memo asks U.S. universities to accept conditions for preferential federal grants, including capping international undergraduate enrollment at 15% (no more than 5% from any single country), sharing foreign-student records with DHS and State, and screening for alignment with “American values.” The plan follows recent probes and settlements and signals an escalation in using immigration rules and funding leverage to pressure campuses, raising likely legal challenges over privacy, due process, and academic freedom.