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Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten it
Read full article: Trump campaigned as a protector of free speech. Critics say his actions as president threaten itPresident Donald Trump campaigned as a champion of free speech, but First Amendment advocates say theyāve never seen freedom of speech under attack the way it has been in his second term.
Federal court to hear arguments in Columbia student's detainment over pro-Palestinian protests
Read full article: Federal court to hear arguments in Columbia student's detainment over pro-Palestinian protestsA Manhattan federal court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student that the Trump Administration is trying to deport over his role in pro-Palestinian protests at the New York City school last year.
How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protests
Read full article: How Mahmoud Khalil became the face of Trump's crackdown on campus protestsWhen protests over the Israel-Hamas war took root on Columbia Universityās campus last spring, Mahmoud Khalil became a familiar, outspoken figure in a student movement that soon spread to other U.S. colleges.
White House pressures Columbia University as it seeks to deport pro-Palestinian activists
Read full article: White House pressures Columbia University as it seeks to deport pro-Palestinian activistsThe White House complained that Columbia University is refusing to help federal agents find people being sought as part of the governmentās effort to deport participants in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
What to know about Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia protester arrested by ICE and facing deportation
Read full article: What to know about Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia protester arrested by ICE and facing deportationA U.S. green card holder faces deportation after helping lead student protests at Columbia University in New York last spring over the war in Gaza.
Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about protections for students and green card holders
Read full article: Arrest of Palestinian activist stirs questions about protections for students and green card holdersThe arrest of a Palestinian activist who helped organize campus protests of the war in Gaza has sparked questions about whether foreign students and green card holders are protected against being deported from the U.S. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested Saturday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'
Read full article: Trump warns that arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia will be 'first of many'President Donald Trump is warning that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first āof many to comeā as his administration cracks down on protests against the war in Gaza.
Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protests
Read full article: Immigration agents arrest Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University protestsA prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.
As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against Israel
Read full article: As Columbia resumes classes, student activists vow to carry on with protests against IsraelColumbia University resumed classes with students sunbathing and eating ice cream on the lawn that was home to a pro-Palestinian encampment last spring.