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Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi freed after federal judge orders release

Palestinian, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported despite not being charged with crime

The Guardian - US

Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview

A judge has ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship

The Independent UK

Barnard College staff alarmed by federal survey asking if they're Jewish

A federal regulator tasked with rooting out antisemitism on college campuses is sending text messages to the personal phones of Barnard College employees asking if they are Jewish, and if they’ve experienced harassment as a result

The Independent UK

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US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish

Employees received text from EEOC on personal phones linking to survey asking if they are Jewish or Israeli

The Guardian - US

Lawyers ask federal judge in Vermont for immediate release of detained Palestinian activist

A federal judge is scheduled to consider a request to immediately release a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship

The Independent UK

Detained Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi says he’s ‘in good hands’

Mahdawi, a Columbia University student now held in a Vermont, US prison, says he has faith in the ‘ability of justice’.

Al Jazeera

Detained Palestinian activist in Vermont prison says he's 'in good hands,' focused on peacemaking

A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was recently arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship says he’s “in good hands” at the Vermont prison where he's being held

The Independent UK

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Columbia student activist detained by ICE was denied leave for the birth of his son, wife says

Mahmoud Khalil remains inside a Louisiana detention center as the Trump administration fights for his removal from the country

The Independent UK

Detained US university student misses son's birth after release plea rejected

Mahmoud Khalil, 30, has been held in detention since early March over his involvement in last year's pro-Palestinian campus protests.

Euronews

Palestinian activist Khalil denied release for son’s birth, wife says

Mahmoud Khalil’s wife Noor Abdalla accuses US government of trying to silence pro-Palestinian activism.

Al Jazeera

Wife of detained Columbia activist says her husband was denied release for his son's birth

The wife of detained Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil is accusing federal immigration officials of purposely denying a request for her husband to attend the birth of their first child so the family would suffer

The Independent UK

Lawful permanent residents like Mahmoud Khalil have a right to freedom of speech – but does that protect them from deportation?

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 foreign university students since January 2025. Many of the individual cases that have made headlines center on foreign-born university students who participated in Palestinian rights protests.

The Conversation

Massachusetts governor calls Trump’s attacks on Harvard ‘bad for science’

Maura Healey says president targeting universities hurts US ‘competitiveness’ and affects research and hospitals

The Guardian - US

Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown

The administration has torn up the rulebook as it seeks to implement a hardline agenda to expel people from the US

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Al Jazeera

US revokes nearly 1,700 student visas: Who are the targets?

Hundreds of students have had their visas cancelled and find themselves in limbo. Some have been arrested.

Capital & Main

The Crackdown on Campuses Is a Crackdown on Unions

Many students losing visas and research funding are union members. Some in the labor movement are pushing back.

Reason

Pseudonymity Allowed (for Now) in Lawsuit Against Palestinian Student Groups

But one of the pro-pseudonymity decisions on which the court relies (which also involved a lawsuit alleging anti-Semitic behavior) was actually reversed two weeks ago.

International Business Times

Trump Says 'Joke' Harvard Should Be Stripped Of Funds

President Donald Trump called Harvard a "joke" Wednesday and said it should lose its government research contracts after the top US university refused to accept demands to come under outside political supervision.

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International Business Times UK

Why Harvard Just Said No to Trump — And What It Means for Other American Universities

Harvard's resistance towards Trump's attempt to control the education system is already influencing how other elite universities respond to his administration's demands.

International Business Times UK

Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi Detained: Everything You Need To Know

Mohsen Mahdawi, a student and Pro-Gaza protestor at Columbia University, was arrested by ICE despite having a green card for the past 10 years.

Fortune

Harvard's defiance of Trump's 'authoritarian incursion' supported by over 80 past and present college and university presidents

Harvard president Alan Garber refused demands made by the Trump admin, which said it will freeze more than $2 billion in grants in response.

The Independent UK

A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration

Harvard University has joined the growing list of institutions targeted by the Trump administration for federal funding cuts

Al Jazeera

US detains Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview

Mahdawi’s lawyer says Columbia University student detained as ‘retaliation’ for pro-Palestinian stance.

The Independent UK

Columbia student activist and green card holder arrested during citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi is among latest Palestinian international students targeted by Trump administration for their activism

International Business Times

Palestinian Student Detained At US Citizenship Interview

US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he attended an interview to become an American citizen.

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