In a sweeping escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing clash with U.S. higher education institutions, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered U.S. embassies worldwide to pause scheduling new student visa interviews pending expanded social media screening requirements. The directive, communicated through a diplomatic cable Tuesday, has sparked legal and academic alarm over its potential…
A federal judge has ruled that the case against pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil will remain in New Jersey, rejecting a U.S. government motion to transfer proceedings to Louisiana, where the Columbia University graduate student has been detained since his arrest last month. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz issued a 67-page decision on Tuesday, affirming that…
Former NFL player Marcellus Wiley, who is married to ex-Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Annemarie Wiley, is facing a second rape allegation. The lawsuit, recently filed by an anonymous woman, accuses Wiley of sexual assault at Columbia University in 1994 when he was a student-athlete. New Allegations Surface According to court documents obtained by…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student and legal U.S. resident, who was detained by immigration officials and transferred to a Louisiana detention facility. The case has drawn significant legal and political attention, raising concerns over due process and First Amendment protections. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman…
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a recent Columbia University graduate and Palestinian student leader, on Saturday, according to a statement from Student Workers of Columbia. Khalil was inside a Columbia University-owned residence when ICE agents entered his apartment and took him into custody. According to his attorney, Amy Greer, ICE…