What’s behind Trump’s crackdown on US universities? | AFP

President Donald Trump has gone head‑to‑head with some of his country’s top academic institutions, describing them as hotbeds for "woke" liberal ideology. Since Trump took office in January, hundreds of students across the United States have faced threats of visa revocation. Some have been arrested for participating in pro‑Palestinian protests or committing minor infractions. From multi‑million dollar funding cuts to deportations, what is really behind Trump’s crackdown on universities?