Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil returns to Columbia University
A federal judge released him Friday after he spent more than 100 days in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro reports.
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A federal judge released him Friday after he spent more than 100 days in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro reports.
Khalil, who was freed from ICE detention on Saturday, spoke to his supporters Sunday outside the Morningside Heights campus, where he was the face of demonstrations last year. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Richard Nephew, senior research scholar at Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy, was director for Iranian Affairs during the Obama administration.
Mahmoud Khalil arrived at Newark Airport after a federal judge ordered his release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana.
Mahmoud Khalil arrived at Newark Liberty Airport after a federal judge ordered his release from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.
Mahmoud Khalil exited an ICE facility late Friday, after months in detention.
A judge ordered federal immigration officials to free Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil from custody. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
A federal judge in New Jersey on Friday ordered that Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil must be released from detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as his immigration proceedings play out.
Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil said the deadline to release him has come and gone.
The U.S. government has until 9:30 a.m. Friday to appeal a federal judge's ruling to release the detained activist.
Members of Columbia University's Faculty and Staff Alliance rallied Friday to speak out amid federal pressure on the university as its Board of Trustees convened for a meeting.
A group of faculty and staff members plan on confronting the university's board of trustees when they meet Friday. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The White House still isn't happy with Columbia University. After slashing funding, which eliminated some programs, the Trump administration is threatening to take away its accreditation, which is required to receive federal student aid. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
The Education Department said Wednesday that Columbia University has violated federal antidiscrimination laws and has therefore failed to meet accreditation standards. CBS News New York's Tim McNicholas reports.
A federal judge extended a temporary restraining order protecting Columbia University student Yunseo Chung from being arrested by ICE until a hearing next week.
Yunseo Chung so far has not been detained. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner was in the courtroom Thursday as the 21-year-old's attorneys and the feds argued over the case.
Columbia student Yunseo Chung has a hearing over her deportation case Thursday. As CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports, protesters are expected outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan.
The Trump administration says Columbia University violated a federal civil rights law by failing to protect Jewish students.
The Department of Health and Human Services says an investigation found Columbia failed to protect Jewish students on campus.
The hearing comes as Khalil's wife says he was denied a contact visit with their newborn son.
A Columbia University official said more than 65 students have been placed on interim suspension and 33 more have been banned from the campus after Wednesday's on-campus protest.
Protests at Columbia University resulted in the NYPD taking dozens of people into custody Wednesday at Butler Library on campus.
The NYPD says at least 80 people were arrested after pro-Palestinian demonstrators refused to leave Columbia University's library Wednesday night. Thursday, there was tighter security on campus, and as CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports, the Secretary of State says the government is already reviewing the immigration status of those allegedly involved.
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student who was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, is helping launch an initiative to help other immigrants facing deportation.
NYPD officers took dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators into custody at Columbia University's Butler Library on Wednesday evening.
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A Nassau County man faces multiple charges are he allegedly tried to lure an 11-year-old earlier this week.
Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, Long Island has reopened after a deadly gang-related shooting Wednesday night.
A teenager was killed and two others were hurt in a gang-related shooting in Eisenhower Park on Long Island, police say.
A Long Island woman accused of attempting to kidnap a toddler in Long Beach earlier this month was back in court on Wednesday.
A Long Island-based survey has found more than 1 in 4 registered voters does not think the Holocaust should be required teaching in schools.
The federal government is withholding $73 million in highway funds from New York, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he and President Trump are "honest, direct about the fact that we have many disagreements," but they agree on their love for New York City.
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A new initiative from New York state is putting about $70 million up for grabs to community organizations that are more vulnerable to hate crimes and attacks.
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