Their health costs spiked after thresholds for the Medicare Safety Net and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) were reset on January 1, reducing the number of households that qualified for the schemes. '[It's] terrifying … that someone has been documented, that a Brazilian national fled the country because they were convicted for rape of a 13-year-old and could come to Massachusetts and 10th grade math not only disappear into the fabric of Massachusetts, but actually be living in a home that was a daycare center for young people,' Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis told Boston 25 News.  'We are pioneers in biomedical research, legal research, and environmental science research, and all of that got cut simply because the Trump administration had a vendetta against universities,' the student, David Guirgis, told NBC News.  "Rises in pharmaceutical products, medical and hospital services, electricity and fruit and vegetables have contributed to higher living costs for all household types this quarter," ABS acting head of prices statistics Neel Tikaram said.

The Ivy League school announced the layoffs as the institution faces financial strain following the Trump administration's decision to pull millions in federal funding in March following its 'mishandling' of protests against Israel.  'Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS!' he stated on social media. Trump's Education Secretary Linda McMahon said: 'Since October 7, Jewish students have faced relentless violence, intimidation, and anti-Semitic harassment on their campuses - only to be ignored by those who are supposed to protect them.   Since the horrific attack, anti-Israel protests have sprung up across the nation, including most recently at Columbia University and Barnard College in Manhattan—a university hotbed of pro-Gaza activism.

Lucas was convicted by the Sole Court of the District of Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil, December 6, 2016, of rape of a vulnerable person and sentenced to serve nine years and four months incarceration.  Trump demanded the university disallow students from wearing masks, the hiring of campus security with the allowance to arrest students, to abolish its current disciplinary process, and the appointment of a new senior vice provost to oversee the university's department of Middle East, South Asian and African Studies.  'When there's an interruption in funding, people have to leave, new people can't be hired, some initiatives have to be put on hold, others need to be stopped, so research stops moving forward,' he added.   Officials added that the institution would 'continue to make prudent budget decisions, even in areas not impacted by federally funded research, to ensure the university's long-term financial stability.'  Trump demanded the university disallow students from wearing masks, the hiring of campus security with the allowance to arrest students, to abolish its current disciplinary process, and the appointment of a new senior vice provost to oversee the university's department of Middle East, South Asian and African Studies Columbia officials added that the institution would 'continue to make prudent budget decisions, even in areas not impacted by federally funded research, to ensure the university's long-term financial stability' Though Columbia caved to Trump's orders, students, staff, faculty and alumni held a protest against the university's decision to comply.