US universities face choice to surrender or fight back against Trump’s ‘takeover’ ‘Extraordinary fear’ takes hold at universities as Trump campaign threatens investigations or loss of federal funds The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025
Trump moves to deport Indian pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student Badar Khan Suri detained by US Department of Homeland Security after being designated for removal. Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2025
Trump administration is seeking to deport Indian academic at Georgetown as part of State Department crackdown ‘We have not received a reason for his detention,” university said The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025
Trump administration briefing: deportation heartbreak for Venezuelan family; Fed cuts economic forecast Relatives of deported Venezuelan migrant say he is innocent, as US Federal Reserve keeps interest rates on hold amid tariff uncertainty – key US politics stories from Wednesday at a glance The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025
Columbia has a day to decide: Agree to Trump demands in antisemitism fight or lose $400 million Academics around the country are watching the case of the Ivy League school, as Trump administration threatens sweeping consequences against universities over alleged antisemitism The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Pro-Palestinian Activist Targeted For Deportation By Trump Admin Speaks From Prison For The First Time Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil revealed details of his detention conditions since being taken into custody International Business Times · Mar 19, 2025
‘I could be next’: international students at Columbia University feel ‘targeted’ after Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest For students who aren’t US citizens, a new reality includes feelings of surveillance, fears of being arrested and reluctance to visit family The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025
US court rejects Trump bid to dismiss Mahmoud Khalil deportation challenge Judge Jesse Furman says effort to deport Palestinian rights advocate is ‘exceptional’ and requires ‘careful’ review. Al Jazeera · Mar 19, 2025
Judge orders Mahmoud Khalil case to be moved from Louisiana to New Jersey New York judge denies Trump administration attempt to dismiss legal challenge and rules on jurisdiction The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025
Federal judge says Columbia student activist's case should be heard in New Jersey A Columbia University student activist who was detained by the U.S. government over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations has the right to challenge the legality of his detention The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Judge rejects Trump administration’s attempt to throw out lawsuit from arrested Palestinian Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil’s case is being transferred from Louisiana to New Jersey The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2025
Detained Columbia University student calls arrest ‘anti-Palestinian racism’ Khalil was arrested on 8 March for his role in campus protests against Israel and was later transferred from New York to Louisiana, a move his lawyers argue was politically motivated. Euronews · Mar 19, 2025
The far-right’s pretend fight against antisemitism is a perfect political strategy The far-right has found in its pretend fight against antisemitism a way to divide progressives while at the same time clobbering them The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025
Trump Is Explicitly Targeting Legal Residents Based on the Opinions They Express The rationale for deporting Mahmoud Khalil is chillingly vague and broad. Reason · Mar 19, 2025
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025 Trump administration briefing: nearly 25,000 fired workers to be rehired; USAid shutdown likely violated constitution Judge rules that administration’s terminations were illegal; Trump fires only two democratic commissioners at US Federal Trade Commission – key US politics stories from Tuesday at a glance
The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2025 ‘I am a political prisoner’: Mahmoud Khalil says he’s being targeted for political beliefs Exclusive: Palestinian activist and green card holder speaks out from Louisiana detention for first time
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 Lawyers say ICE ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents: ‘Serious human rights violation’ Attorneys are pressing for answers about the whereabouts of three dozen people arrested in immigration raids
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 Mahmoud Khalil feared the U.S. would immediately deport him after his arrest, new court filings show Although one ICE official said Khalil had been transferred from a New Jersey facility due to bedbugs, Khalil said in his hours-long detention there, he heard no mention of bedbugs
Salon · Mar 18, 2025 It won't end with Mahmoud Khalil "Secret police abducting people in the middle of the night is never a good sign for any minority," one student said
The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025 Detained Columbia University student disputes government's 'bedbugs' claim in court papers A detained Columbia University student says the subject of bedbugs never arose after he was arrested and flown to a Louisiana detention center by authorities who now say bedbugs helped force the long journey that made him fear he was being immediately deported
International Business Times · Mar 18, 2025 Trump Treatment Of Columbia Puts US Universities On Edge Hit by massive funding cuts and a crackdown on student protesters, Columbia University is under fire from US President Donald Trump, putting the world of higher education on tenterhooks.
Latin Times · Mar 17, 2025 Socialist Candidate for NYC Mayor Flooded with Donations After Viral Confrontation with Trump Border Czar A Democratic Socialist candidate in the New York City Mayoral race has reported meeting impressive fundraising goals throughout his campaign, with donors flooding in after a video of him confronting President Donald Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, went viral.
The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2025 Leo Terrell, Trump’s antisemitism chief, shares post by prominent neo-Nazi Tweet was from Patrick Casey, ex-head of a defunct racist group, who said Trump can ‘revoke someone’s Jew card’
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 The Justice Department and FBI announce a new task force to target Hamas over Oct. 7 attack The Justice Department has announced the creation of a task force to investigate Hamas for its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel as well as potential civil rights violations and acts of antisemitism by anyone supporting the militant group
Reason · Mar 17, 2025 First They Came For… Plus: Democrats' filibuster hypocrisy, Trump bombs Yemen, March Madness, and more...