As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against international students and Palestinian activists, Jewish New Yorkers are increasingly refuting the idea that the president’s efforts are actually about fighting antisemitism. After Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at his U.S. citizenship test in Vermont, a group of his Israeli classmates penned a letter against his … Read more
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of four more international students at Columbia University in recent days, the school announced late Sunday. Reasons for the cancellations were not clear. The federal government has terminated the visas of hundreds of foreign-born students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement that engulfed college campuses last year — though … Read more
Columbia University faculty sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to restore $400 million in federal funding withdrawn over antisemitism concerns — and stop the government from meddling in university affairs. The lawsuit, brought by the faculty members’ union in Manhattan Federal Court, accused several agencies of ignoring the legally required process to terminate funding. Instead, … Read more