Judge Says Government Must Release Columbia Protester Mahmoud Khalil, but Has Until Friday To Appeal

Khalil’s lawyers challenged the legality of his detention, accusing the Trump administration of trying to suppress free speech.

Trump Moves to Block US Entry for Foreign Students Planning to Study at Harvard

It’s a further escalation in the White House’s fight with the nation’s oldest university. A Harvard official called it a violation of the school's First Amendment rights.

Judge Says US Effort To Deport Mahmoud Khalil on Foreign Policy Grounds Is Likely Unconstitutional

An attorney for Khalil said the charges were “factually baseless and a pretextual punishment for his First Amendment speech.”

Georgetown Student Released From Detention After Federal Judge’s Ruling

Badar Khan Suri is awaiting the outcome of his petition against the Trump administration for wrongful arrest and detention in violation of the First Amendment rights.

Turkish Tufts University Student Released From Louisiana Detention Center

A federal judge ordered her release pending a final decision on her claim that she was illegally detained following an op-ed she co-wrote last year criticizing her university’s response to Israel and the war in Gaza.

Freed Palestinian Student Accuses Columbia University of Inciting Violence

Mohsen Mahdawi said instead of being a “beacon of hope,” the university is inciting violence against students.

NYPD Shared a Palestinian Protester’s Info With ICE. Now It’s Evidence in Her Deportation Case

Its distribution to federal authorities offers a glimpse into behind-the-scenes cooperation between the NYPD and the Trump administration.

Trump Re-Ups His Threat to Strip Harvard University’s Tax-Exempt Status

Trump’s battle against Harvard is part of a broader campaign the administration is framing as an effort to root out antisemitism on college campuses.