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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia and House Republicans over student records as university announces expulsions over protests

Mahmoud Khalil and other Columbia University students are suing the university and a Republican-led House committee to block thousands of student records from getting into the hands of members of Congress investigating pro-Palestine protests on college campuses.

Khalil, a prominent student organizer, is currently detained in Louisiana and being processed for deportation after his shock arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

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