Trump admin subpoenas 9 elite universities in visa fraud probe

“Something weird is going on at these universities,” Vice President JD Vance said at the conference.

Oct 12, 2026

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The Trump administration has served subpoenas on nine major research universities, including Harvard, Yale and Stanford, in what it calls a “historic investigation” into J-1 visa fraud.

The subpoenas

Department of Labor Insp. Gen. Anthony P. D’Esposito announced the inquiry at the White House conference Thursday. Brown, Caltech, M…

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