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July 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM

Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20M from the Trump administration -- or an apology

After more than three months in detention, Mahmoud Khalil has filed an administrative complaint against the Trump administration seeking $20 million in damages.
July 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil arrives at Newark Liberty International Airport a day after being released from immigration custody, in Newark, New Jersey, June 21, 2025.
July 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20M or an apology from the Trump administration

Mahmoud Khalil, a key negotiator during Columbia University's pro-Palestinian campus protests, has filed an administrative complaint against the Trump administration seeking $20 million in damages.
July 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
VIDEO: Mahmoud Khalil seeks $20M or an apology from the Trump administration
July 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM

DHS investigated over 5,000 student protesters listed on doxxing website: Official

The DHS created a team that was instructed to look into more than 5,000 people who were named on a doxxing website that lists critics of Israel, an official testified.
July 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Supporters of former Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil join him in a demonstration outside Columbia University in New York on June 22, 2025.
July 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Trial challenging administration's removal of pro-Palestinian scholars gets underway

A bench trial challenging the administration's efforts to deport international scholars who express pro-Palestinian views got underway Monday in Boston.
July 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Police officers gather during demonstrations by protesters in support of Palestinians in Gaza and pro-Israel counter-protesters, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, U.S. April 28, 2024. REUTERS/David Swanson
June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Trump admin finds Harvard in violation of Civil Rights Act, threatens funding loss

The letter detailed the findings of an investigation into antisemitism on the campus by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights.
June 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A Harvard sign is seen at the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Mass., May 27, 2025.
June 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE custody in Louisiana

A federal judge earlier ordered the release of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
June 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, center, speaks after his release from federal immigration detention in Jena, La., Friday, June 20, 2025.
June 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM

Federal judge orders Mahmoud Khalil's release

Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been released from ICE custody.
June 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
VIDEO: Federal judge orders Mahmoud Khalil's release
June 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM

Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE facility

Former Columbia student and green card holder Mahmoud Khalil has been released from the detention facility where he had been held for more than 100 days.
June 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
VIDEO: Mahmoud Khalil released from ICE facility
June 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM

Mahmoud Khalil released from Louisiana jail after 3+ months in ICE custody

A federal judge granted his release on bail, ruling the Trump administration was punishing him over his pro-Palestinian speech.
June 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
VIDEO: Mahmoud Khalil released from Louisiana jail after 3+ months in ICE custody
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM

Mahmoud Khalil ordered released by federal judge

A federal judge has ordered the release of Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.
June 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
VIDEO: Mahmoud Khalil ordered released by federal judge
1 month ago

Judge denies Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's request for release

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.
1 month ago
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024.
1 month ago

Judge blocks Trump's move to stop international Harvard students from entering US

Harvard University is calling President Donald Trump's proclamation to block foreign students from attending university another "illegal retaliatory step."
1 month ago
A graduating student wears their hat, decorated with a statement of support for international students, during the 374th Commencement exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., May 29, 2025.
1 month ago

Trump admin threatens Columbia's accreditation, invoking anti-discrimination laws

The Department of Education sent a warning to the accreditor for Columbia University on Wednesday, saying the Ivy League violated federal anti-discrimination laws.
1 month ago
Members of Columbia University's faculty hold a protest in support of Palestine and for free speech on the Columbia University campus on November 15, 2023 in New York City. The university suspended two student organizations, Students for Justice in Palestine, and Jewish Voices for Peace, for violating university policies. The tense atmosphere at many college campuses has increased as student groups, activists and others have protested both in support of Israel and Palestine (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
2 months ago

Trump doubles down on demand for names, countries of Harvard's international students

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.
2 months ago
Trump doubles down on demand for names, countries of Harvard's international students
2 months ago

Trump doubles down on demand for names, countries of Harvard's international students

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.
2 months ago
President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, May 23, 2025 in Washington.
2 months ago

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.
2 months ago
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024.
2 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protest erupts at Columbia University

Around 80 people were taken into custody by the New York Police Department at Columbia University.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Pro-Palestinian protest erupts at Columbia University
2 months ago

2 officers hurt in 'crowd surge' during Columbia library protest, school says

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.
2 months ago
People take photos of pro-Palestinian protesters outside Butler Library on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 7, 2025.
2 months ago

Protest breaks out inside Columbia University library

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.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago

Protesters arrested after taking over University of Washington building

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.
2 months ago
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.
2 months ago

More than 25 protesters arrested after taking over University of Washington building

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.
2 months ago
Police officers are seen on the University of Washington campus during an occupation of a building by protesters, in this screengrab from a video supplied by Students United for Palestinian Equality and Return UW on March 5, 2025.
2 months ago

Escalating battle between Trump and Harvard University

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.
2 months ago
VIDEO: Escalating battle between Trump and Harvard University
3 months ago

'I am not afraid of you,' Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by ICE agents following his citizenship interview, has been ordered released while his case proceeds.
3 months ago
Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside the courthouse after a judge released the Palestinian student activist, April 30, 2025 in Burlington, Vt.
3 months ago

Judge orders release of Columbia University student detained by ICE

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

ICE did not have warrant when agents detained Mahmoud Khalil: Court filing

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.
3 months ago
Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024.
3 months ago

Judge sets hearing on release of student arrested at citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by ICE during his citizenship interview, was present during the hearing.
3 months ago
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University, being detained at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vt., April 14, 2025.
3 months ago

Education Sec. Linda McMahon addresses Harvard funding freeze

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."
3 months ago
VIDEO: Education Sec. Linda McMahon addresses Harvard funding freeze
3 months ago

Trump administration’s standoff with Harvard escalates

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.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Trump administration’s standoff with Harvard escalates
3 months ago

Trump admin freezes billions in funding to Harvard University after rejecting demands

Harvard's defiance marks first major pushback against administration's attempts to reform elite universities.
3 months ago
A person runs past Elliot House at Harvard University, March 17, 2025, in Cambridge, Mass.
3 months ago

Obama blasts Trump administration's 'unlawful' Harvard demands

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.
3 months ago
Barack Obama participates in a book talk with former German Chancellor Angela Merkel at The Anthem on December 02, 2024 in Washington, DC.
3 months ago

Columbia University associate of Mahmoud Khalil arrested by DHS

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who co-founded a pro-Palestinian campus organization with Mahmoud Khalil, was arrested by DHS agents Monday.
3 months ago
Columbia student and Palestinian Mohsen Madawi being arrested during a visit to the immigration office in Colchester, VT, April 14, 2025.
3 months ago

Judge rules against Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil

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.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Judge rules against Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil
3 months ago

Trump administration’s involvement grows on college campuses

Sophie Beren, founder and CEO of The Conversationalist, warns that restriction on free speech and viewpoints is “the last thing” college campuses need.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Supreme Court to hear challenges to Trump executive orders
4 months ago

Judge to decide if Columbia can share student disciplinary records with Congress

A judge will hear arguments over whether to extend an order that stops Columbia University from sharing student disciplinary records with a House committee.
4 months ago
Activists hold a demonstration in lower Manhattan against the arrest by ICE of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, on March 20, 2025 in New York City.
4 months ago

Cornell student protester told to surrender to ICE, asks court to block deportation

Cornell student who challenged Trump EOs targeting pro-Palestinian protesters now faces deportation.
4 months ago
ITHACA, NEW YORK - A view of one of the entrances to the Cornell University campus on November 3, 2023, in Ithaca, New York. (Photo by Matt Burkhartt/Getty Images)
4 months ago

DHS arrests another Columbia student

The Department of Homeland Security arrested a second student involved in the protests at Columbia University.
4 months ago
VIDEO: DHS arrests another Columbia student
4 months ago

Columbia University students who occupied Hamilton Hall expelled, suspended

Columbia University students who occupied Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last year have been suspended, expelled or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
4 months ago
In this April 29, 2024, file photo, demonstrators from the pro-Palestine encampment on Columbia's Campus show a banner as they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall, they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall, an academic building which has been occupied in past student movements,, and name it after a Palestinian child allegedly killed by the Israeli military, in New York.
5 months ago

Trump to urge universities to 'monitor,' 'report' Israel-Hamas protesters

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."
5 months ago
Protestors wave Palestinian flags on the West Lawn of Columbia University in New York City, April 29, 2024.
9 months ago

11 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at University of Minnesota

The protesters created barricades and trapped staff inside Morrill Hall, which houses the office of the president.
9 months ago
KSTP - University of Minnesota Pro-Palestinian Protest Monday.
10 months ago

Protester indicted for allegedly burning Israeli flag during Columbia demonstrations

A Brooklyn man has been indicted on charges accusing him of burning an Israeli flag during a protest last spring at Columbia University.
10 months ago
New York City police officers in riot gear block the entrance to Hamilton Hall after raiding the Columbia University campus to arrest and evict students protesting the war in Gaza, April 30, 2024, at Columbia University in New York City, New York.
10 months ago

Columbia University task force reports school failed to stop antisemitism

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.
10 months ago
VIDEO: Columbia University task force reports school failed to stop antisemitism
1 year ago

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigns

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

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigns months after college protests

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik announced her immediate resignation Wednesday, months after college protests over the Israel-Hamas war gripped the campus.
1 year ago
In this April 17, 2024, file photo, Columbia University President Nemat "Minouche" Shafik prepares to testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee during a hearing on Columbia University's response to antisemitism on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C.
1 year ago

Harvard 'failed its Jewish students' and must face antisemitism lawsuit, judge rules

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.
1 year ago
An unidentified person walks through Harvard yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 7, 2023.
1 year ago

Iranian actors seeking to 'take advantage' of pro-Palestinian protests in US: DNI

Iranian government actors seeking to "take advantage" of pro-Palestine protests, including funding some: DNI
1 year ago
Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., May 2, 2024.
1 year ago

Charges to be dropped against most pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia

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.
1 year ago
In this April 30, 2024, file photo, New York Police Department officers detain dozens of pro-Palestinian students at Columbia University after they barricaded themselves at the Hamilton Hall building near Gaza Solidarity Encampment, in New York.
1 year ago

Dozens arrested at UCLA attempting to set up camp, university police say

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.
1 year ago
University of California Police officers face pro-Palestinian protesters outside Dodd Hall in the University of California Los Angeles in Los Angeles, June 10, 2024.
1 year ago

Harvard will no longer comment on public matters unrelated to 'core function'

Harvard will no longer comment on public matters unrelated to its 'core function' amid ongoing tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war.
1 year ago
Dunster House in Cambridge at Harvard University is pictured in 2022 image.
1 year ago

GOP lawmakers grill Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA leaders on protest response

On Thursday, leaders from Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA testified before Congress on college protests and alleged antisemitism.
1 year ago
Northwestern University president Michael Schill and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) speak during a House Education and the Workforce Committee hearing on pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 23, 2024.
1 year ago

House Education Committee holds hearing on antisemitism on college campuses

University leaders from Northwestern, Rutgers and UCLA will testify as the committee’s main witnesses.
1 year ago
VIDEO: House Education Committee holds hearing on antisemitism on college campuses