Columbia University Says It Has Suspended and Expelled Students Who Participated in Protests

A student activist group said nearly 80 students were told they have been suspended for one to three years or expelled.

Trump Administration’s Crackdown on Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists Faces Federal Trial

Plaintiffs want U.S. District Judge William Young to rule the policy violates the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act.

Columbia Protester Mahmoud Khalil Freed From Immigration Detention

During an hourlong hearing conducted by phone, the New Jersey-based judge said the government had “clearly not met” the standards for detention.

Judge Says Mahmoud Khalil Can Remain Jailed Over Green Card Claims

Khalil isn’t accused of breaking any laws during the protests at Columbia, and his lawyers say the Trump administration is trying to crack down on free speech.

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.

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.”

Columbia University Activist Mahmoud Khalil Can Be Deported, Immigration Judge Rules

Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, was the first person arrested under President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on students who joined campus protests against the war in Gaza.

Columbia Must Give 30 Days’ Notice Before Sharing Student Records With Congress

But the judge stopped short of outright blocking the Manhattan university from complying with the congressional requests, as lawyers for the activists sought.