Apr 11 Immigration judge rules that Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported By Sara Cline, Kate Brumback, Associated Press Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of kicking the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations out of the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: Khalil’s lawyers speak as judge weighs whether to move jurisdiction for case By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Mar 21 Columbia University agrees to policy changes after Trump administration funding threats By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 7:54 Using funding to ‘force concessions’ threatens institutions, Princeton president says By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris Columbia University agreed to comply with a series of demands from the Trump administration about how it will handle protests, antisemitism and academic departments. The university faced a deadline to either comply or risk losing $400 million in federal funding. Continue watching
Mar 14 Justice Department investigates Columbia University amid growing deportation crackdown By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus, one of its top officials said Friday, as the Trump administration intensified its campaign to deport foreigners who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the school… Continue reading
Mar 14 Trump demands admissions overhaul and control of academic department at Columbia University By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other policies. Continue reading
Mar 13 Columbia says it expelled some students who occupied building in last year’s protests By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. Continue reading
Mar 13 Jewish protesters flood Trump Tower to demand activist Mahmoud Khalil’s release By Cedar Attanasio, Associated Press Police have begun arresting demonstrators from a Jewish group who filled the lobby of Trump Tower to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. Continue reading
Mar 11 Arrest of activist sparks questions about protections for foreign students and green card holders By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 6:27 Trump administration targets foreign student who protested against Israel’s war in Gaza By William Brangham, Courtney Norris A former student at Columbia University in New York was arrested by immigration authorities despite having a green card. Mahmoud Khalil, who helped organize on-campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, was seized, according to President Trump, for espousing pro-Hamas… Continue watching