One month after a judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil’s release from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, the Palestinian student activist tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown why he filed a $20 million claim against the Trump administration following his 104 days in detention.

Harvard and the Trump administration are going head-to-head in court on Monday over the federal government’s pause of billions of dollars in funding to the university. Federal Judge

The White House is negotiating with several U.S. universities, including Harvard, Cornell, Duke, Northwestern, and Brown, over fines related to alleged failures in addressing antisemitism on campus. According to a

Judge Allison Burroughs, who noted in court that she is Jewish, said she would aim to rule quickly in the case.

Harvard called the government’s rationale for cutting billions of dollars in federal funding illegal and “cooked up.”

Harvard University has taken a legal stand against the Trump administration's decision to cancel $2.5 billion in federal grants, a move Harvard contends jeopardizes crucial research projects. The administration argues the cuts are part of efforts to counteract antisemitism at the university.

President Trump suggested a deal was coming, but officials are still demanding more from Harvard, including extensive information about international students, staff payroll and protests.

Beyond the immediate legal outcome, the confrontation between Harvard and the Trump administration reflects a deeper struggle over the role of universities in society, freedom of expression, academic independence, and the use of state power for political ends.