Reagan-Appointed Judge Slams Trump's Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Students Judge William Young wrote a book-length order attacking “the problem this President has with the First Amendment.” Reason · Oct 1, 2025
Ice used ‘false pretenses’ for warrant to hunt for Columbia students, lawyers say Ice used warrant application as ‘pretext’ to try to arrest two students in order to deport them The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025
Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown The administration has torn up the rulebook as it seeks to implement a hardline agenda to expel people from the US The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 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
The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide Rumeysa Ozturk, a visa holder, was snatched off the streets by Ice agents and sent to a detention center 1,000 miles away for opposing war crimes in Gaza The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2025
At a glance: Who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters Supporters of Palestinian causes with ties to American universities have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Who are the students Trump wants to deport? Rumeysa Ozturk, Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri are among several students targeted by Trump. Al Jazeera · Mar 27, 2025
Trump officials pause some green card applications in immigration crackdown Approved refugees reportedly affected by freeze on processing after Trump demands more aggressive vetting The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025
‘A warning for students of color’: Ice agents are targeting certain protesters, say experts Despite the diversity of pro-Palestine demonstrators, officials go after people of color with visas and scholarships ‘to create a wedge in solidarity’ The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025
Student who sued Trump takes powerful stand against ‘constant dread’ of deportation threats The lawsuit of Yunseo Chung, whose green card was revoked, asks: what limits remain on the Trump administration’s power? The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025
‘They feel targeted’: Republicans are ‘chilling’ pro-Palestine speech on Columbia’s campus, attorneys say Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil and other student activists want their records out of the hands of Republican lawmakers The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation White House blocked from deporting Yunseo Chung, green card holder and student who sued Trump administration The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025
Columbia student protester can't be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules A federal judge New York has ruled that a Columbia University student who is facing potential deportation for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest cannot be detained by immigration officials for now The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025
US academic groups sue White House over planned deportations of pro-Gaza students Trump administration is accused of inciting ‘climate of repression’ and stifling free speech on campuses, including Columbia University The Guardian - US · Mar 25, 2025
Al Jazeera · Mar 25, 2025 Korean American sues Trump admin to stop deportation over campus activism Yunseo Chung, 21, moved to the US when she was seven and now faces deportation over activism at Columbia University.
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025 ‘Shocking overreach’: Trump administration aims to deport Columbia student with green card for appearing at Palestine protests, says lawsuit Administration has targeted multiple non-citizen activists for deportation in recent weeks, prompting lawsuits
The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2025 Columbia student protester sues Trump administration for trying to deport her Yunseo Chung, who partook in university’s pro-Palestinian protests, called government’s actions ‘shocking overreach’
The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025 Columbia student protester who came to the US as a kid sues to stop deportation order Another Columbia University student says that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists