Prominent New York City immigration activist Ravi Ragbir felt a sense of deja vu after learning of the detention on Saturday of a Palestinian student activist at Columbia University. Ragbir was taken into custody for deportation in 2018,
The NYPD detained multiple protesters at Barnard College late Wednesday after breaking up a library occupation sparked by the expulsion of three anti-Israel students.
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said “universities must comply with all federal antidiscrimination laws if they are going to receive federal funding. For too long, Columbia has abandoned that
Columbia University’s interim president whined that $400 million in federal funding cuts over rampant antisemitism at the school will “undoubtedly create anxiety.”
A day after NYPD officers responded to a bomb threat at Barnard College, demonstrators returned to protest police presence on campus.
President Donald Trump's administration canceled $400 million in federal funding for Columbia University Friday, citing "relentless violence, intimidation, and anti-Semitic harassment" on campus.