Judge gives Trump administration deadline to justify Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation Jamee Comans said if evidence does not support deportation, she may rule for Columbia graduate’s release The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025
Immigration judge to rule Friday on possible release of detained Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil An immigration judge in Louisiana says she will decide later this week whether the government can continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
‘We will persist’: Mahmoud Khalil’s wife says pro-Palestinian voices won’t be silenced Exclusive: Noor Abdalla attacks Columbia officials alongside Trump administration in letter to husband The Guardian - US · Apr 8, 2025
The Guardian view on the US immigration crackdown: what began with foreign nationals won’t end there Editorial: The Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Mahmoud Khalil and others The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025
Rep. Laura Gillen on congestion pricing, campus protests and early days in Congress Her race in Long Island’s swingy Nassau County was a rare bright spot for Democrats last fall. Now Gillen is charting her path in Congress. Roll Call · Apr 7, 2025
Trump news at a glance: anti-Trump protests draw huge crowds across the US Biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain momentum – key US politics stories from 5 April The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025
Mahmoud Khalil says his arrest was part of ‘Columbia’s repression playbook’ Green-card holder and activist led campus pro-Palestinian rallies and is now fighting Trump effort to deport him The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2025
Jerry Nadler on Trump’s university attacks: ‘He doesn’t give a damn about antisemitism’ Congressman tells the Guardian Trump is exploiting fight against antisemitism as a ruse to stamp his will on schools The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2025
Human Rights Group Denounce 'Horrendous Conditions' At Louisiana ICE Facilities Where Foreign Students Are Detained Advocates are decrying the conditions at the ICE facility in Louisiana that has been thrust into the spotlight after foreign students were taken there Latin Times · Apr 2, 2025
A mom and her kids were ‘snatched’ from their New York home by ICE. Advocates are now demanding their release ‘It is horrifying that these children and their mother were snatched from their home and disappeared,’ an advocate said The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Why Trump’s attacks on free speech should alarm all Americans, not just his latest targets The Trump admin doesn’t have to prevail in court to land a devastating blow on our freedom. Fortune · Apr 2, 2025
Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Melania talks ‘power of love’ at women’s awards event as her husband continues to push his mass deportations ‘Throughout my life, I have harnessed the power of love as a source of strength during challenging times,’ the first lady said at the International Women of Courage Award ceremony The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Is Harvard Trump’s new target, after Columbia? Harvard President Garber has said lifesaving research is at stake amid Trump’s review of $9bn federal funding. Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2025
Latin Times · Mar 31, 2025 These Are The High-Profile Arrests Of Foreign Nationals by the Trump Administration So Far Countries around the world are increasingly issuing travel advisories for the U.S. due to concerns over new policies
The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025 Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest Group of Sipa graduates demonstrate against government’s jailing of graduate student, who spoke up for Palestinians
The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025 Why Trump’s brutal crackdown on free speech is unprecedented in the US Experts say rounding up protesters and taking control from universities goes beyond McCarthy’s witch-hunts
The Guardian - US · Mar 30, 2025 ‘Have you no sense of decency, sir?’ Joe McCarthy and the road to Trump Red Scare author Clay Risen sees parallels between 1950s witch-hunts and the right’s assault on government today
Reason · Mar 30, 2025 Coastal Judges Play Keep-Away From The Fifth Circuit The Trump administration detains individuals in Texas and Louisiana, yet federal courts on the Amtrak Corridor continue to exercise jurisdiction.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025 When the physicists need burner phones, that’s when you know America’s changed US academics, fearing persecution by their own government, are becoming ideological refugees. Europe, and Britain, must offer them sanctuary
The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2025 From campus to police state: a new documentary goes inside the Columbia university protests The Encampments embeds with pro-Palestinian protesters, including Mahmoud Khalil, as they demand divestment from weapons manufacturers
The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2025 ‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts
The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2025 Trump news at a glance: Vance stakes US claim for Greenland as island’s new coalition insists it ‘belongs to us’ Vice-president and US delegation visit amid growing tension and Trump targets Smithsonian Institution – key US politics stories from 28 March 2025
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025 Immigrant students and scholars are being detained at remote facilities in Louisiana over objections As U.S. authorities crack down on immigrants at universities in a fervor against pro-Palestinian protests, they quickly have shuttled some of those detained to remote facilities in Louisiana
Al Jazeera · Mar 28, 2025 How the ‘war on terror’ paved the way for student deportations in the US Experts say there are parallels between attempts to expel pro-Palestinian student protesters and Bush-era deportations.