Columbia University, Mahmoud Khalil
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A federal probe found Columbia University violated the rights of Jewish students since campus protests took hold following the Oct. 7 Hamas-led terror attack on Israel, the government announced
The Trump administration alleged Thursday that Columbia University violated federal civil rights law by acting with “deliberate indifference” towards harassment of Jewish students on campus since October 2023.
Acting President Claire Shipman said attacks on institutions of learning are tantamount to attacks on American democracy.
Khalil’s representatives said that ICE’s refusal stood in contrast to the agency’s directives encouraging contact visits and preserving parental rights.
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Freed Columbia University protester Mohsen Mahdawi was allowed to stride across the graduation stage Monday — just three weeks after being cut loose from an immigration jail. The 34-year-old, who was draped in a keffiyeh, paused in the middle of the stage as he listened to some of his fellow grads cheer him on.
In 2024, Columbia canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony due to safety concerns regarding pro-Palestinian protests, The College Fix reported at the time. Instead, the New York university provided increased security for its Class Days and individual school ceremonies.