Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another student

New York Police officers arrest a demonstrator from the group, Jewish Voice for Peace, who protested inside Trump Tower in support of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, Thursday, March 13, 2025,

U.S. immigration officials arrest Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil and revoke visas for Pro-Palestinian protestors at Columbia University, sparking significant legal contention. The detainees, involved in protests against Israel's actions in Gaza,

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents.

The US Justice Department is investigating Columbia University for allegedly harboring illegal aliens linked to pro-Palestinian demonstrations. This has led to student detentions, revoked visas, and federal funding cuts under the Trump administration's intensified deportation campaign.

Columbia University announced punishments, including expulsions and suspensions, for students who occupied Hamilton Hall in a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

Columbia University on Thursday said it had doled out a range of punishments to students who occupied a campus building last spring during pro-Palestinian protests. The announcement came a week after President Donald Trump's administration announced that it had canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts in response to what it said was the Ivy League school's poor response to antisemitism on campus.