Judge rules:

Mahmoud Khalil can challenge arrest in New Jersey, not Louisiana

US judge rules that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil may contest his arrest by immigration authorities in New Jersey rather than Louisiana, where he is detained.

Billions at stake

Harvard faces federal scrutiny over antisemitism allegations

Trump administration launches a sweeping review of Harvard University’s federal contracts, potentially impacting billions in funding. The investigation follows similar actions against Columbia University and dozens of other institutions accused of antisemitism.

Report:

US pausing $200 million for Princeton, reviewing Harvard aid

After Columbia lost $400 million in federal funding, fellow Ivy League schools Harvard and Princeton face the loss of their federal funds as schools face scrutiny over failure to protect Jewish students and deal with antisemitism on campus.

CUAD's Instagram account suspended for promoting violence

Columbia University Apartheid Divest, that was led by Mahmoud Khalil, has one of its social media accounts suspended over its explicit endorsement of violence.

Anti-Zionist professor:

'It's our duty to make Jews feel uncomfortable'

University of Technology Sydney launches investigation after Professor Peter Slezak, who is Jewish himself, says it is a 'duty' to make Jews 'feel uncomfortable' while pointing at a Jewish student.

Harvard Center for Middle Eastern Studies leaders dismissed

2 leaders of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at Harvard, which has been accused of antisemitism by Jewish alumni and a former Harvard president, dismissed.

Shabbos Kestenbaum:

'Fight won't end with Columbia - Harvard, UCLA & Yale are next'

Activist and Harvard graduate Shabbos Kestenbaum addresses the effects the Trump administration has had on antisemitism on US campuses.

'Capitol Hill nonsense'

New Columbia pres. dismissed Congress hearings on antisemitism

Claire Shipman, the newly appointed president of Columbia University, dismissed Congressional hearings on campus antisemitism and called for reinstating student groups suspended for antisemitism, House report reveals.

Judge temporarily halts deportation of Tufts University student

Federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocks the deportation of a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University who was detained after expressing support for Palestinian Arabs.

Columbia University president resigns

After succumbing to government demands to combat anti-Semitism, Katrina Armstrong, the interim president of Columbia University, resigned from her position.

Rubio:

US revoked visas of over 300 anti-Israel ‘lunatics’

US Secretary of State says America will not give student visas to people who want to come to the US to do things like 'vandalizing universities, harassing students taking over buildings,' and those who do these thinks will lose their visas and right to be in the US.

Amid deportation battle

Columbia University activist to remain detained

Judge rules that Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil will remain incarcerated in Louisiana as the judge deliberates on whether his legal challenge should proceed in federal court there or in New Jersey.

New legislation

Oklahoma passes bills to protect Jewish students, fight hate

Oklahoma state Senate passes two key bills aimed at safeguarding Jewish students and addressing antisemitism on college campuses. Republican state Senator Kristen Thompson: "Antisemitism has no place in our state."

Tufts University student arrested, has visa revoked

Tufts University officials report that an international student at the university has been detained by federal officials and had their visa revoked.

Over revoked funding

Columbia University faculty sue Trump administration

Faculty members at Columbia University file lawsuit against the Trump administration in effort to restore $400 million in federal funding that was withdrawn over concerns related to antisemitism.

Trump Admin. pushes Columbia to double down on mask ban

Government demands Columbia Unviersity fulfill its agreement to take steps to protect Jewish students after the school's interim president assured faculty there is no mask ban.

Columbia University:

Judge blocks deportation of student involved in Gaza protests

Federal judge rules that Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student who participated in anti-Israel campus protests, cannot be detained while contesting orders for her deportation.

Over ties to Hamas terror

Hostage families file suit against Columbia protesters

Families of hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 file lawsuit against Mahmoud Khalil and several student groups, accuse them of "aiding and abetting Hamas' continuing acts of international terrorism".

Anti-Israel campus activities

Columbia student sues over deportation threat

Columbia University student accuses Trump administration of targeting her for deportation due to her pro-Palestinian Arab stance.

Columbia pres. now says mask bans are 'real'

Following report she assured faculty there would be no mask ban on campus, Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong states, 'Any suggestion that these measures are illusory, or lack my personal support, is unequivocally false.'

Over pro-Palestinian protest

Northwestern professor denied tenure

Professor at Northwestern University, who was involved in pro-Palestinian Arab student protests last year, announces he was denied tenure and will not have his position renewed in April 2026.

Education Secretary:

'Restoration of Columbia funding not guaranteed, depends on acts'

US Education Secretary Linda McMahon says govt. will need to see Columbia U. actually implement the reforms it agreed to for its $400 in federal funds to be restored.

US Justice Department:

Mahmoud Khalil hid UNRWA ties in green card application

US government says Columbia U. protest leader hid multiple items, including connections to UNRWA and membership in CUAD, on his visa application, and this is grounds to deport him.

US Education Secretary:

'Columbia on right track for funding restoration'

Education Secretary Linda McMahon says Columbia University is making progress toward regaining federal funding following the institution’s agreement to implement key policy changes demanded by the Trump administration.

Anti-Israel Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil appears in court

Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia University student activist responsible for anti-Israel protests on campus, appears in immigration court in Louisiana, for hearing which focused on scheduling.

After funding cut

Columbia bows to Trump, agrees to sweeping campus reforms

Columbia University agrees to comply with Trump’s demands for reforms in order to restore $400 million in federal funding that was revoked earlier this month over anti-Israel activity on campus.

Federal judge transfers case of Columbia activist to New Jersey

Federal judge rules that the case of Columbia University anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil will be transferred to New Jersey.

Trump:

Backing Mahmoud Khalil 'not a great issue' for Democrats

US President accuses the opposing party of choosing to focus on issues the majority of Americans disagree with them on, including the campaign on behalf of campus anti-Israel protest leader.

Georgetown U. researcher detained for spreading Hamas propaganda

Indian national Badar Khan Suri detained by ICE, has student visa revoked on accusation of spreading Hamas propaganda and antisemitism on social media.

Gazan peace activist:

'Campus protests suppress voices like mine, it's about fantasies'

Palestinian Arab peace activist and former Gazan resident Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib speaks with i24NEWS about his journey, his work countering the wave of campus antisemitism, and what he wants Israelis to know about Gazans.

Columbia University:

Former student denounces detention as ‘anti-Palestinian racism’

Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested over his involvement in campus protests against Israel at Columbia, accuses both the Trump and Biden administrations of “anti-Palestinian racism”.

Oscar-nominated actress says she has debt to pay for being Jewish

Debra Winger participates in protest in support for Columbia graduate facing deportation for allegedly supporting Hamas, says she regrets being raised to believe Israel is a homeland for Jews.

Columbia faces federal civil rights probe over trapped janitors

2 university employees who were trapped and had to struggle to escape when anti-Israel protesters took over Hamilton Hall file complaint with federal workplace civil rights org. over their experiences.

US investigating whether Columbia U. harbored illegal aliens

US Department of Justice launches investigation into Columbia University, suspecting the school concealed illegal aliens on its campus.

Trump Tower:

Jewish activists protest for release of Columbia activist

Nearly 100 protesters arrested after sit-in at Trump Tower in NYC to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil. Khalil became one of the faces of the protests against Israel at Columbia University last spring and now faces possible de

Columbia expels, suspends students over anti-Israel protests

Columbia University announces disciplinary measures against students involved in last spring’s takeover of a campus building during an anti-Israel protest.

Second Columbia anti-Israel protester arrested

Leqaa Kordia, who was involved in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University, arrested by Homeland Security agents. Her arrest marks a continuation of federal authorities’ crackdown on individuals violating visa regulations while engaging in anti-Israel campus demonstrations.

Hamas supporter facing deportation was British embassy worker

Mahmoud Khalil worked for over four years as a program manager at the UK’s Syria Office.

Judge rules:

Columbia anti-Israel protester to remain in detention

Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student who was responsible for anti-Israel protests on campus, will remain in detention in Louisiana until at least next week.

Chaos at Cornell:

17 arrested as anti-Israel protesters interrupt peace discussion

An event at Cornell University, featuring former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, marred by unruly anti-Israel protesters who interrupted the event with antisemitic chants and verbal abuse.

Rubio:

'Arrest of Columbia anti-Israel activist not about free speech'

Secretary of State rejects criticism that the arrest of pro-Palestinian Arab activist Mahmoud Khalil contradicts the Trump administration’s commitment to free speech: This is about people that don't have a right to be in the United States to begin with.

White House:

'Columbia refuses to assist in identifying pro-Hamas students'

White House Press Secretary says the DHS has compiled a list of individuals at Columbia believed to be in violation of Trump’s executive order aimed at combating antisemitism, but the university is refusing to help identify them.

Rashida Tlaib slams university head for ties to ADL

'Squad' member University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono of supporting an "extremist" and "racist" organization in attack on Ono and the Anti-Defamation League.

Hearing for Columbia grad facing deportation to be held today

Protesters gather ahead of hearing to support Mahmoud Khalil, the US green card holder who faces deportation over antisemitic protests at Columbia and support for Hamas.

Amid Trump crackdown:

UCLA announces new initiative to combat antisemitism

UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk says "antisemitism has no place in our society — and no place at UCLA" as he announces new initiative to combat the phenomenon.

Campus antisemitism:

Judge halts deportation of organizer of Columbia protests

Federal judge in New York temporarily blocks the deportation of activist Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent figure in Columbia’s student-led protests against Israel, who will remain in detention until a hearing on Wednesday.

US Border Czar:

Columbia agitator will be 'first of many' to be deported

US Border Czar Tom Homan says arrest, deportation of Mahmoud Khalil part of effort to send message that 'when you come here to study, you got to obey the laws of this country.'

US govt. warns 60 colleges under investigation over antisemitism

After Columbia loses $400 million in federal grants over its failure to combat the antisemitic incidents on campus, Education Department warns 59 other schools, including Harvard, they could also lose federal funding.

Pompeo joins Columbia:

'My mission is to make sure a different set of voices is heard'

Former US Secretary of State explains decision not to follow example of former US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt and refuse a position at Columbia U. due to the antisemitism on campus.

White House gives Jewish-themed jibe to pro-Palestinian protester

The White House announced the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian Arab graduate student, adding 'Shalom, Mahmoud.'

Rubio clarifies:

'We will be revoking the visas of Hamas supporters'

Secretary of State weighs in on the Trump administration’s crackdown on supporters of Hamas after a Palestinian Arab student was arrested over anti-Israel protests at Columbia University.

ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia anti-Israel protest leader

Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian Arab graduate student, had been one of the most visible figures during the protests, serving as a negotiator between student activists and university officials as they sought to dismantle the anti-Israel encampment on campus.

After Trump's funding cut

Columbia University signals willingness to cooperate

Columbia University president says the institution is ready to cooperate with the Trump administration after a major funding cut over campus antisemitism.

Over antisemitism

Trump administration cuts $400 million to Columbia

Trump Administration revokes $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University, citing complaints from Jewish students over antisemitism on campus. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon: Universities must comply with all federal antidiscrimination laws if they are going to receive federal funding.

Report:

State Dept. to use AI to crack down on Hamas-supporting students

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio launching an AI-driven “Catch and Revoke” program to cancel the visas of foreign nationals who express support for Hamas or other designated terrorist organizations.

Barnard clamps down after bomb threat clears anti-Israel protest

Barnard announces a series of toughened campus security measures, including removal of masks and potential bag checks. 'Desire of a few to disrupt and threaten cannot outweigh the needs of those who call our campus home.'

Danon demands action on antisemitism at Columbia and Barnard

Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations calls on the administration at Columbia University and Barnard College to act to stop the antisemitism on their campuses: University campuses should be places of tolerance, respect and intellectual growth.

King's College:

Jewish student forced to hide in room as mob tries to breach door

Student organizer of event on reconciliation between Iranians and Israelis forced to hide in chaplaincy room with the door locked as anti-Israel mob that shouted down event tries to break in.

NYPD detains pro-Palestinian Arab protesters at Barnard College

At least six individuals detained as NYPD officers enter Barnard College's campus to disperse an anti-Israel protest inside the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning.

For a second time:

Anti-Israel protesters storm building at Barnard College

Anti-Israel student-protesters stormed the Milstein Library declaring it the 'Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Liberated Zone.'