Nation Jun 04 WATCH: Suspect arrested for allegedly supplying chemicals used in California fertility clinic bombing, authorities say Daniel Park, 32, was taken into custody on Tuesday night at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport upon his return from Poland, U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli told reporters.
Nation Jun 04 FBI arrests man linked to California fertility clinic explosion at JFK airport, officials say The attack on the fertility clinic was carried out by Guy Edward Bartkus, who was also killed in the explosion, according to the FBI. Officials said at the time they were investigating whether he had any help.
Nation May 22 Judge allows Mahmoud Khalil to hold newborn son for first time despite Trump administration objections Detained activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his son for the first time after a judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider.
Politics May 09 Newark mayor arrested at immigration detention facility where he was protesting Mayor Ras Baraka has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center, arguing that it should not be allowed to open because of building permit issues.
Politics Apr 28 Mob of Orthodox Jewish men chased Brooklyn woman after mistaking her for protester against Israeli security minister The incident Thursday night near the Brooklyn headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement happened as an appearance by Itamar Ben-Gvir set off clashes between pro-Palestinian activists and members of the neighborhood's large Orthodox Jewish community.
Politics Apr 10 Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, Rubio argues his presence undermines U.S. foreign policy The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel's…
Politics Apr 08 Court tells government to provide evidence justifying deportation of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil or case is over At an immigration hearing Tuesday in Louisiana, Judge Jamee Comans gave the federal government until Wednesday to turn over its evidence gathered against Khalil, a 30-year-old legal U.S. resident.
Politics Mar 28 WATCH: Khalil’s lawyers speak as judge weighs whether to move jurisdiction for case Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, urged a federal judge on Friday to move their client’s case out of Louisiana, describing his imprisonment there as a “Kafkaesque” ploy to…
Politics Mar 27 Tufts student from Turkey threatened with deportation, latest Palestinian supporter swept up in crackdown Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, a doctoral student at Tufts University, was swiftly moved out of Massachusetts, a demonstration of how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is sending immigrants who are taken into custody to detention centers or deporting them altogether before…
Education Mar 21 Columbia University agrees to policy changes after Trump administration funding threats Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes Friday, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.