The federal judge overseeing the case of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ruled Friday that he won't release him from government custody.

Harvard University is calling President Donald Trump's proclamation to block foreign students from attending university another "illegal retaliatory step."

The Department of Education sent a warning to the accreditor for Columbia University on Wednesday, saying the Ivy League violated federal anti-discrimination laws.

President Donald Trump is doubling down on his demand for a list of names of international students enrolled at Harvard amid his administration's standoff with the university.

Trump is doubling down on his demand for a list of names of international students enrolled at Harvard amid his administration's standoff with the university.

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.

Around 80 people were taken into custody by the New York Police Department at Columbia University.

Two security officers were hurt in a "crowd surge" during a protest at a library on the campus of Columbia University in New York on Wednesday, officials said.

The pro-Palestinian protest broke out earlier Wednesday afternoon in the main reading room of the university's Butler Library, according to the university and ABC New York station WABC.

A group called Students United for Palestinian Equality & Return claimed it was behind the takeover, with a spokesperson telling ABC News that all of the people who entered the building were arrested.

A group has occupied an academic building at the University of Washington, demanding the school sever ties with Boeing as the war in Gaza continues.

The school is now firing back at President Donald Trump's threats to end its tax-exempt status, which is granted to thousands of universities across the country.

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by ICE agents following his citizenship interview, has been ordered released while his case proceeds.

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by ICE agents following his citizenship interview, has been ordered released while his case proceeds.

Government lawyers say officers did not have a warrant for Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest when they took him into custody, according to court filings.

Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by ICE during his citizenship interview, was present during the hearing.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon reacts to Harvard rejecting the Trump administration's demands saying "we're not gonna have civil rights trampled on these colleges."

The White House is suggesting that Harvard University should lose its tax-exempt status if it does not comply with a series of demands from President Donald Trump's administration.

Harvard's defiance marks first major pushback against administration's attempts to reform elite universities.

Barack Obama praised Harvard for its rejection of President Donald Trump's demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism.

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who co-founded a pro-Palestinian campus organization with Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested by DHS agents Monday.

An immigration judge ruled the Columbia grad student who led pro-Palestinian protests can be deported based solely on the administration's claim that he threatens foreign policy.

Sophie Beren, founder and CEO of The Conversationalist, warns that restriction on free speech and viewpoints is “the last thing” college campuses need.

A judge will hear arguments over whether to extend an order that stops Columbia University from sharing student disciplinary records with a House committee.

Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation.

The Department of Homeland Security arrested a second student involved in the protests at Columbia University.

Columbia University students who occupied Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last year have been suspended, expelled or had their degrees temporarily revoked.

President Donald Trump's executive order calls on institutions of higher education are called on to "monitor for and report activities by alien students and staff."

The protesters created barricades and trapped staff inside Morrill Hall, which houses the office of the president.

A Brooklyn man has been indicted on charges accusing him of burning an Israeli flag during a protest last spring at Columbia University.

Students at Columbia University are set to start classes today as the school receives backlash over a report showing it failed to protect students from antisemitism.

Shafik is the third Ivy League president to step down in recent months.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her immediate resignation Wednesday, months after college protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus.

Harvard "failed its Jewish students" and must face a lawsuit over antisemitism on campus after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel, a federal judge in Boston ruled.

Iranian government actors seeking to "take advantage" of pro-Palestine protests, including funding some: DNI

The Manhattan district attorney's office moved to dismiss the charges against most of the pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Columbia University and City College.

About 25 people were arrested Monday night on the University of California Los Angeles campus, as they attempted to set up a tent encampment, university police said.

Harvard will no longer comment on public matters unrelated to its 'core function' amid ongoing tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war.

On Thursday, leaders from Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA testified before Congress on college protests and alleged antisemitism.

University leaders from Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA will testify as the committee’s main witnesses.

President Joe Biden was met with silent protests as he delivered the commencement address Sunday at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

The University of Pennsylvania said 19 protesters were arrested for trying to occupy a campus building on Friday night.

ABC News contributor Heidi Heitkamp was doing a Zoom interview with ABC News Live when protestors entered her office. She was not harmed and remains safe.

Protesters entered the Physical Sciences Lecture Hall on the UC Irvine campus on Wednesday.

Tensions at the University of California, Irvine campus escalated as a group of several hundred pro-Palestinian protesters entered a lecture hall and surrounded the building on Wednesday.

Some students at Virginia Commonwealth University and Duke University walked out of their graduation ceremonies.

Demonstrators breached the gate of the University of Pennsylvania's home amid campus protests.

Colleges that successfully de-escalated student protests on campus communicated and negotiated with protesters.

This comes as some UCLA protesters allegedly equipped with heavy tools were prevented from occupying a building.

ABC News’ Victor Oquendo has the latest on new clashes on campuses, including arrests overnight at the University of Pennsylvania.