Why Trump Is So Desperate to Keep Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana
Government lawyers would be happy to avoid a legal precedent set in the case of Ravi Ragbir during the first Trump administration.
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U.N. Experts Blast U.S. Universities for Human Rights Violations Against Gaza Protesters
The U.N. experts wrote blistering letters to five American universities about their crackdowns on Gaza protests.
Pro-Israel Professor Shai Davidai Is Leaving Columbia
Davidai posted on social media that he had been cleared of allegations filed against him last year. He was previously suspended after he was accused of harassment and intimidation.
Judge Finds Rubio and Noem Intentionally Targeted Pro-Palestine Activists to Chill Speech
The unusual ruling delivered a searing rebuke to the Trump administration on grounds of violating the First Amendment.
ICE Secretly Hauled Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana as Retaliation, Lawyers Allege
By moving the campus activist to a new jurisdiction, ICE disrupted court proceedings and limited his legal access, his attorneys say.
EU Leader Calls to Sanction Israel as U.S. Progressives Push to End Arms Sales
Calls to end complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza have escalated in the EU and U.S. — but both face opposition from the political status quo.
Mahmoud Khalil Won His Freedom Despite the Best Efforts of ICE’s Intelligence Unit
Homeland Security Investigations once targeted human traffickers and cartels. Now it’s leading the charge against student protesters.
Four CUNY Professors Say They Were Fired for Supporting Palestine
As Congress grills CUNY’s chancellor, the terminated Brooklyn College faculty say Palestine activism is “the only thing we have in common.”
Nobel Winner Joseph Stiglitz Denounces Columbia’s Apparent Capitulation to Trump
Stiglitz, perhaps the most renowned Columbia professor, gave an exclusive interview to The Intercept on academic freedom, deportations of students, and more.
ICE Won’t Rule Out Retaliating Against Immigrants Who Testify in Free Speech Case
Government attorneys want to reserve the right to detain and deport witnesses who take the stand in a campus free speech trial.