A legal battle over an arrested Palestinian activist and Columbia University student that has become a flashpoint of the Trump administration’s immigration policy will play out in federal court, with the U.
ICE agents have arrested an anti-Israel activist, who students claim was a leader of protests and encampments on the Columbia University campus for months.
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,
President Trump has a warning that his administration will continue cracking down on protests against the war in Gaza.
Columbia University's interim president said the school is working to address the "legitimate concerns" of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration after $400 million of federal government grants and contracts to the university were canceled over allegations of antisemitism on campus.