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Linda McMahon says there's been ‘progress' from Harvard, Columbia amid Trump attacks
In an interview with NBC News, the education secretary said Harvard still needs to do more to combat antisemitism and vet international students.
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Columbia University's acting president heckled with boos and shouts of ‘Free Mahmoud' during graduation speech
The chants were in reference to Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who was detained in March by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Video appears to show Mahmoud Khalil cooperating with ICE agents before arrest
The federal government had argued the Columbia University activist was a flight risk and could be apprehended without a warrant.
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Columbia suspends over 65 students following pro-Palestinian protest in library
Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main library earlier this week.
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Man who allegedly attacked Jewish Columbia students faces federal hate crime charges
A terrorist-supporting anti-Israel protester was charged with federal hate crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday, after he allegedly carried out three separate assaults on Jewish people in New York City — including some who are students at Columbia University. Tarek Bazrouk, 20, was ordered detained by Judge Stewart Aaron after prosecutors spoke of “his support for terror groups, his avowed hatred of…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters stage protest at Columbia University's Butler Library
The group of pro-Palestinian protesters took over the library at the university during finals week. The NYPD was asked to respond by the university. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.
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‘Unacceptable': Adams urges parents of Columbia University protesters to reach out to them
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling the actions of demonstrators staging a protest in Columbia University’s Butler Library Wednesday afternoon “unacceptable.” “I want to say to parents, if you’re children is on the Columbia campus and participating in this, I think you should reach out to them,” Adams said on News 4. “This is not what you...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters taken into custody after entering Columbia University library
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed a library at Columbia University and refused to leave for hours, school officials said, staying put until the NYPD was called to remove the demonstrators. The protest at Butler Library began around 4 p.m. and was isolated to a reading room in the library, according to the university. About 60-100 protesters entered the building at…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters stage protest inside Butler Library at Columbia University
Chopper 4 was over Columbia University on Wednesday afternoon as pro-Palestinian protesters filled parts of Butler Library.
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‘Unacceptable': Mayor Adams tells parents to call Columbia students to leave library protests
New York Mayor Eric Adams joined News 4 to talk about the protests at Columbia University and also crime in the city and recent high-profile cases.
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Columbia lays off nearly 180 after Trump pulled $400M over his antisemitism concerns
Columbia University is laying off nearly 180 staffers in response to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel $400 million in funding over the Manhattan college’s handling of student protests against the war in Gaza.
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Faculty and staff protest outside Columbia University
NBC 4’s Gus Rosendale reports from Columbia University where faculty and staff protested against the Trump administration.
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Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say
Plans were discussed in a meeting Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where participants wore masks and only identified themselves by their Signal handles.
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Wife of detained Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil announces birth of son in his absence
Dr. Noor Abdalla said she welcomed the couple’s son on Monday without his father, despite a request for ICE to allow him to attend the birth.
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International students file legal challenges over widespread US visa revocations
Several international students who have had their visas revoked in recent weeks have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, arguing the government denied them due process when it suddenly took away their permission to be in the U.S. The actions by the federal government to terminate students’ legal status have left hundreds of scholars at risk of detention and deportation. Their...
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Judge permits Trump administration to deport Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.
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Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil. The memo obtained by The Associated Press does not allege criminal conduct by Khalil but cites a legal provision that gives the government authority to deport people whose presence in the U.S....
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Judge tells government to provide evidence, or case against Mahmoud Khalil is over
Khalil’s March arrest was the first in a growing number of attempted deportations against foreign-born students who expressed criticism of Israel.
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Columbia must give 30 days' notice before sharing student records with Congress' antisemitism probe
A Manhattan federal judge says Columbia University must give detained activist Mahmoud Khalil and other students 30 days’ notice before handing over any more documents to Congress as it investigates antisemitism on college campuses.
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Judge rules deportation case for Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil should stay in NJ
A federal judge ruled the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration’s bid to transfer the Columbia University protester’s case to Louisiana.