The Latest Breaking News from Columbia University

Columbia University ‘refusing to help’ identify people for arrest – White House

Trump administration has axed $400m in federal funding to Columbia and detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2025

US court temporarily blocks Trump's effort to deport Gaza protest leader

A US federal judge has blocked the deportation of prominent Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil amid Donald Trump's administration's crackdown on…

The National (Scotland) · Mar 11, 2025

Anti-Muslim hate hits new high in US: Advocacy group

CAIR reports record 8,658 discrimination complaints in 2024 as war in Gaza stirred up Islamophobia.

Al Jazeera · Mar 11, 2025

Democrats Blast Trump Admin for Revoking Palestinian Protester's Green Card: It's 'Straight Out of the Fascist Playbook'

Democrats are speaking out in support of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University grad student who holds a Green Card but was arrested by ICE over the weekend.

Latin Times · Mar 10, 2025

Fear on Columbia campus as Trump admin arrests student for deportation over Gaza protests

Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent legal resident, was detained at his university-owned residence on Saturday evening by immigration authorities

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Harvard hits pause on hiring after Trump slashes funding at fellow Ivy League school Columbia

The Trump administration pulled $400 million in grants and contracts from Columbia University last week over its demonstrations in defense of Gaza

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025

Trump promises more protester arrests

Trump celebrated the arrest of Mahmoud Kalil, a former student at Columbia University, in a post to Truth Social

Salon · Mar 10, 2025

Trump calls arrest of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil ‘first of many to come’

President says in post his administration ‘will not tolerate’ actions of protesters at Columbia and other US universities

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025

‘Reeks of McCarthyism’: outrage after Ice detains Palestinian student activist

Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil a ‘targeted, retaliatory’ attack on his first amendment rights, say civil rights groups

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025

Leader of student protests at Columbia facing deportation after arrest by immigration officials

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring’s protests at Columbia University is facing deportation following his arrest by federal immigration agents over the weekend

The Independent UK · Mar 10, 2025