Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.

A member of Columbia University's Board of Trustees is calling on the school to comply with the Trump administration's ...

Columbia University's acting president Claire Shipman speaks during Columbia University commencement ceremony on Columbia's main campus, in Manhattan, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 in New York.

Columbia's interim president, Claire Shipman, acknowledged Mahmoud's absence from Wednesday's commencement ceremony and said many students were “mourning” that he couldn't be present.

In return, the White House would restore some of the more than $400 million in funding it cancelled. Read more at ...

Khalil's lawyers challenged the legality of his detention, accusing the Trump administration of trying to crack down on free speech.

NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge ruled that the government must release Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student whom the Trump administration is trying to deport over his ...

NEWARK, N.J. — A federal judge ruled that the government must release Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student whom the Trump administration is trying to deport over his ...