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Columbia Strikes $221 Million Deal to Restore Federal Funding After Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 24/07 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Columbia University said Wednesday it will pay $200 million to the US government after President Donald Trump threatened to pull federal funding over what he said was its unwillingness to protect Jewish students. In a sweeping deal that will restore the prestigious New York institution's federal monies, Columbia has pledged to obey rules that bar ...

Judge Says US Can Deport Pro-Palestinian Student Protester Mahmoud Khalil

This is Beirut, 12/04 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An immigration judge ruled Friday that a pro-Palestinian student protester, a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration, can be deported, his lawyer said. Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans, based in the state of Louisiana, said the federal government had met its burden to prove it had grounds to deport Mahmoud ...

New York's Columbia University Adopts New Policies to Appease Trump Administration

This is Beirut, 22/03 05:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Columbia University,  targeted by Donald Trump over student protests and alleged anti-Semitism from some demonstrators, unveiled a package of policies Friday in a bid to placate the president. Trump has targeted US universities that saw significant surges of protests against Israel's war in Gaza that followed the October 7, 2023 attacks ...

Arrest of a Pro-Palestinian Activist From New York's Columbia Sparks Outrage

This is Beirut, 11/03 05:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Protesters in New York and rights groups expressed outrage Monday over the arrest of a leader of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, as President Donald Trump vowed further crackdowns. Mahmoud Khalil, a recent graduate and one of the most prominent faces of the university's high-profile protests, was arrested by US ...

Colombia Caves on Deportations after Trump Threats

This is Beirut, 27/01 09:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Colombia on Sunday backed down and agreed to accept deported citizens sent on US military aircraft, hours after President Donald Trump threatened painful tariffs to punish the defiance to his mass deportation plans. Colombia's leftist president, Gustavo Petro, had earlier said he would only take back citizens "with dignity," such as on civilian ...

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