The 10 post-secondary institutions are mostly located in the U.S. Northeast or California. The federal task force will visit Columbia University; George Washington University; Harvard University; Johns Hopkins University; New York University; Northwestern University; the University of California, Los Angeles; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Minnesota; and the University of Southern California.

On Friday, the Justice Department said schools had “failed to protect Jewish students and faculty members from unlawful discrimination.”

The multi-agency task force’s creation is part of President Donald Trump‘s Executive Order meant to combat anti-Semitism.

Earlier this month, the Justice Department said forming the task force to address harassment on college campuses was a “first priority” of the Trump administration.

Upon visiting the schools, the task force will meet with administrators as well as local law enforcement agencies and community groups to decide if “remedial action is warranted.”

Trump has asked for action within 60 days of the Executive Order being signed.

“The president, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, and the entire Administration are committed to ensuring that no one should feel unsafe or unwelcome on campus because of their religion,” Senior Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Leo Terrell said in the Justice Department’s statement.

“The Task Force’s mandate is to bring the full force of the federal government to bear in our effort to eradicate Anti-Semitism, particularly in schools. These visits are just one of many steps this Administration is taking to deliver on that commitment.”

Anti-Semitic incidents have spiked in the United States since Israel’s war against Hamas militants began, in retaliation for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israeli citizens.