Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student who was arrested and detained because of his pro-Palestinian activism, is scheduled to return to court next month in his battle with the Department of Justice over his possible deportation. His case has become a test of the Trump administration’s pledge to combat antisemitism and deport noncitizen college … Read more
Columbia University has agreed to a list of demands by the Trump administration in order to start negotiations on restoring $400 million in federal funding that was stripped from the university earlier this month. The Trump administration canceled the university’s federal grants on March 7, accusing the New York school of “inaction in the face … Read more
Federal agents arrested a Palestinian student who had taken part in protests at Columbia University last spring and had overstayed her student visa, officials said Friday. The student, identified by the Department of Homeland Security as Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank, was previously arrested for her participation in the protests. Her visa … Read more
Columbia Univerity graduate Mahmoud Khalil and seven current students sued the school Thursday in a bid to block it from producing disciplinary records to a House committee as school officials said they were sanctioning students involved in pro-Palestinian rallies last spring. Khalil, a green card holder and Palestinian activist who played a major role in … Read more
Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in protests against Israel at Columbia Universityaccording to his attorney. Mahmoud Khalil was inside a university-owned residence Saturday night near Columbia’s Manhattan campus when several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents entered his apartment and took him into custody, his attorney, Amy Greer, … Read more
