The War on Immigrants
Two-Thirds of People Arrested by ICE in Minnesota Surge Had No Criminal Records, New Data Reveals
The White House had said all the thousands of people arrested were “dangerous criminal” immigrants.
Meghnad Bose
Meghnad Bose is an award-winning investigative journalist. He is a professor at the University of Memphis, where he heads the MA program in Open Source Investigative Reporting.
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The War on Immigrants
Columbia Flouted Its Own Policies and Let ICE Into University Buildings
The policy has been in place for at least a year — but school security keeps letting ICE agents in.
The War on Immigrants
Inside the Somali-Led Resistance to Trump’s Assault on Minneapolis
Somalis are fighting back, from homemade sambusas for protesters to foot patrols on the lookout for ICE.
Chilling Dissent
Accepted at Universities, Unable to Get Visas: Inside Trump’s War on International Students
With interview slots vanishing and arbitrary visa denials, the U.S. could see 150,000 fewer international students this fall.
Chilling Dissent
How Columbia’s Leadership Refashioned the University in Trump’s Image
Columbia University President Claire Shipman said the school retained full independence, but it gave in to virtually all of Trump's demands.
Chilling Dissent
Columbia Trustee Got Sued for Securities Fraud — Then Left Her Pharma Firm Under a Cloud
Shoshana Shendelman is reportedly part of a hard-line pro-Israel faction on the Columbia board of trustees.
Chilling Dissent
Students Studying at Columbia Library Were Suspended for Protest They Took No Part In
After being threatened with losing their housing, several students who weren’t involved in the protests had their suspensions lifted.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Inside Columbia’s Betrayal of Its Middle Eastern Studies Department
Columbia reassured its Middle Eastern studies scholars behind the scenes — then, to appease Trump, threw them to the wolves.
Israel’s War on Gaza
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.