US Justice Department investigating Columbia protests for terrorism violations
The US Justice Department is looking into whether student protests at Columbia University over the Gaza war violated federal terrorism laws, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has said.
Blanche added that the investigation is also looking into civil rights violations tied to the protests last year, as part of Trump’s “mission to end antisemitism in this country”.
“We are also looking at whether Columbia’s handling of earlier incidents violated civil rights laws and included terrorist crimes,” Blanche said.
“This is long overdue.”
Blanche also stated that federal law enforcement had executed a search warrant tonight as part of a separate probe into whether Columbia University harbored undocumented immigrants on its campus.
Federal agents raid Columbia dorm rooms as university expels students
Columbia University and the US Department of Homeland Security are continuing their crackdowns on pro-Palestinian student protesters.
The university has suspended or expelled multiple students, and the Justice Department says it is now examining if the protests violated terrorism laws.
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Jewish demonstrators rally for Palestinian activist
Hundreds of Jewish demonstrators brought Trump Tower in New York to a standstill on Thursday as they demanded the release of a Palestinian student activist.
Mahmoud Khalil is being held without charge in the US state of Louisiana and threatened with deportation, despite being a US permanent resident.
Pro-Palestine students lead mass march in New York in support of Khalil
Pro-Palestine students are leading a large march this evening from Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, to demand the release of Palestinian student Mahmoud Khalil and to denounce the university’s decision to expel students supporting Palestine.
The students raised pictures and banners in support of Khalil and other pro-Palestine students.
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DOWN DOWN WITH OCCUPATION‼️
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— Within Our Lifetime (@WOLPalestine) March 14, 2025
Repression against students reveals US government’s ‘hypocrisy’: Cuba FM
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla has said that “repressive actions” against university students in the US reveal the country’s “hypocrisy”.
“Expulsions and other repressive actions against US university students for organising and participating in protests against the Israeli genocide in Gaza reveal the hypocrisy of the US government in matters of democracy … and complicity with the extermination of the Palestinian people,” Parrilla said in a post on X.