Columbia University students shocked classmate was detained
Students at Columbia University are still grappling with the detention of a fellow student at her campus residence Thursday. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
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Students at Columbia University are still grappling with the detention of a fellow student at her campus residence Thursday. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Columbia University officials are taking new measures after a student was detained inside her university apartment Thursday. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports
Elmina "Ellie" Aghayeva was released later Thursday afternoon after being detained by federal agents that morning at one of its residential buildings. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The Department of Homeland Security said ICE agents detained Elmina "Ellie" Aghayeva at Columbia University Thursday, saying her student visa was revoked in 2016. She was later released.
A Columbia student detained by ICE walked out of custody and back into her home Thursday. It happened after Mayor Zohran Mamdani spoke with President Trump. CBS News New York's Ali Bauman reports.
The student, identified as Elmina "Ellie" Aghayeva, was released later Thursday afternoon, and posted on social media that she was "safe and okay" but "in complete shock." CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person,'" Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia community. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person,'" Claire Shipman wrote in an email to the Columbia community. CBS News New York's Doug Williams reports.
Columbia University's president says a student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings.
A Palestinian woman who had been living and working in Paterson, New Jersey, suffered a seizure while in ICE custody in Texas, her legal team says.
Columbia University has named its next president. The board of trustees has appointed Jennifer Mnookin to lead the university.
Jennifer Mnookin was selected as the next president of Columbia University. She was previously the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
There are growing calls for Columbia University to end a policy that closed the gates of its campus. Residents tell CBS News New York's Noëlle Lilley it's more than just an inconvenience.
The government may detain the pro-Palestinian activist and former Columbia University student again.
The memorial in the center of campus symbolizes the people murdered by Hamas in Israel two years ago.
The memorial in the center of campus was put together one chair, one photo and one memory at a time. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
A federal immigration judge has ordered Mahmoud Khalil — a former Columbia University graduate student linked to pro-Palestinian protests — to be deported.
A federal judge ordered the former Columbia grad student to be deported to Algeria, where he is a citizen, or to Syria, where he was born. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the details.
If you thought the ballot lineup was set in stone when Jim Walden dropped out and incumbent Eric Adams said he was still in the race, think again.
The Board of Elections on Monday rejected independent Jim Walden's petition to drop out of the race. It came on the same day Mayor Eric Adams was questioned about his status. CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer reports.
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani is kicking off the first in a series of public forums hosted by the Columbia. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo has the latest on the mayor's race.
Protests kicked off the first day of classes at Columbia University on Tuesday.
There are concerns about how the recent settlement between Columbia University and the Trump administration could impact dozens of other schools under investigation for antisemitism on campus.
Columbia settled over allegations it didn't do enough to stop antisemitism on campus, but the university still denies any wrongdoing. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest.
The university is offering more than $200 million in exchange for the $400 million pulled from research funding.
