Noor Abdalla, the wife of jailed Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, has announced the birth of their son. On Monday evening, Noor released an statement saying, “I welcomed our son into the world earlier today without Mahmoud by my side. Despite our request for ICE to allow Mahmoud to attend the birth,…
Mohsen Mahdawi, organizador de manifestaciones propalestinas en la Universidad de Columbia el año pasado, fue detenido el lunes por funcionarios de migración tras llegar a una cita en Vermont que él pensaba era un paso para convertirse en ciudadano estadounidense, dijeron sus abogados. Horas después, la madre, la hermana mayor y los abogados de Mahdawi…
Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident living in White River Junction and a graduate student at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, was detained Monday morning at a US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office. He had arrived expecting to complete his naturalisation interview. Instead, plainclothes agents with covered faces and guns took him…
Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year at Columbia University, was detained by immigration officials on Monday after arriving for an appointment in Vermont that he thought was a step toward becoming a U.S. citizen, his lawyers said. Hours later, Mr. Mahdawi’s mother, older sister and lawyers were scrambling to find him after…
At least three drug labs in British Columbia, Canada, were dismantled by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Associated Press reported citing authorities on Thursday. Two of the labs are believed to have been used for fentanyl production, while the purpose of the third lab remains unclear. During the operation, the RCMP arrested at…
The Trump administration may seek to have a federal judge enforce any deal it reaches with Columbia University in an arrangement that could ensure that the White House has a hand in the school’s dealings for years to come, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. Administration officials are discussing the possibility of…
Columbia University students have long had a basic understanding about their relationship with the school’s Public Safety Department. Unlike at most American universities, which employ a full-fledged police force, Columbia’s public safety officers rarely, if ever, touch students. No longer. A new, more assertive stance was on display on Wednesday, as the university’s officers intervened…
For the past few weeks, Columbia University has been making headlines. In the latest development, the university’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, is stepping down amid a high-profile dispute with the Trump administration. In a letter to staff on Friday, Armstrong announced her resignation, stating she wanted to make way for her successor, Claire Shipman. She…
Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, stepped down on Friday, one week after the university accepted a roster of demands from the Trump administration. The university immediately named Claire Shipman, the co-chair of its board of trustees, as its acting president. The Trump administration moved this month to cancel about $400 million in grants and…
On Oct. 12, 2023, Columbia University closed its gates. The ornate, iron fences were an $89,000 gift from the philanthropist George Delacorte. For years, their purpose was largely decorative, closing sporadically for special occasions. Most other times, they remained open, and members of the public could enter freely, sit on a bench and traverse the…