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Protesters rally for release of Columbia University student detained by ICE
A group of protesters gathered outside the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Swanton on Wednesday to rally for the ...
Columbia emailed international students offering help—and linked to an ICE site calling to report them
President Claire Shipman of Columbia University just sent out an email advertising an “International Student Relief Hardship Fund”. When you click on the link for “Special Student Relief”, you’re ...
Detained Columbia protester Mohsen Mahdawi threatened and intimidated Jewish students, State Department says
Mahdawi played an active role in fall 2024 student protests at Columbia University, instructing protesters to physically push ...
Columbia University student arrested by ICE in Colchester protested with Mahmoud Khalil over war in Gaza
As a student, Mahdawi was an outspoken critic of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and organized campus protests until March 2024. He co-founded the Palestinian Student Union at Columbia with Mahmoud ...
‘I don’t want ICE knocking on my door’: Fear drives foreign FIU students to silence
“It drives you crazy to not know what is a reasonable fear and what isn’t,” said the fourth year student. “I don’t know what ...
ICE agents snatch anti-Israel Columbia protester Mohsen Madawi during his US citizenship appointment
Palestinian student Mohsen Madawi, who hails from the West Bank, was detained after spending 10 years in the US and obtaining ...
Tufts student recounts her detention by ICE, says she feared for her life in new court filing
A student from Tufts University is detailing how she was detained by ICE in last month and said she feared for her life.