Washington, D.C. [US], May 2 (ANI): White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller announced that the Trump administration has launched investigations into multiple universities across the United States for allegedly violating Supreme Court rulings by continuing to use racial quotas and race-based admissions practices.
Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Miller emphasized that it is not the administration that is in violation of the law, but rather several academic institutions that are ignoring the Supreme Court’s decisions on affirmative action.
“This administration has opened investigations into universities across the country… universities across this country are in plain and direct violation of the Supreme Court’s ruling that affirmative action, as in racial quotas and set asides, are illegal,” Miller stated.
He asserted that students should be admitted to universities on a “colorblind basis” and cited what he described as “clear evidence” that some institutions — including medical schools — are engaging in unlawful practices such as race-based discrimination, racial set-asides, and quota schemes.
“We have demonstrated… our university system, including our medical schools and perhaps particularly our medical schools, are engaging in race-based discrimination… to evade the Supreme Court’s ruling,” he said, warning that these universities are now “on notice” and beginning to face financial consequences for non-compliance with federal civil rights laws.
Miller specifically referenced Harvard University as a prominent example of what he termed “repeated, systemic, and sustained violations” of these laws.
He also highlighted the broader federal hiring reforms initiated under President Trump, stating:
“President Trump has ended, across the entire federal government, all hiring, recruiting, retention, promotion, and training based on race and sex… It’s going to be merit-based across the whole federal government.”
The remarks come in the wake of recent Supreme Court rulings that struck down race-conscious admissions policies, prompting heated national debates around equity, merit, and diversity in higher education. Legal analysts expect further legal scrutiny and potential lawsuits as the administration intensifies its enforcement of what it describes as a “colorblind meritocracy” approach.
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