Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Mahmoud Khalil and other pro-Palestinian student activists sued Columbia University on Monday, accusing the Ivy League school of being deliberately indifferent to years of pervasive harassment because of their advocacy. Khalil became a face of the Trump administration crackdown on students' pro-Palestinian protests afterU.S. immigration agents arrested him in March 2025 in the lobby of his university residence, though he was a lawful permanent re
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By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Mahmoud Khalil and other pro-Palestinian student activists sued Columbia University on Monday, accusing the Ivy League school of being deliberately indifferent to years of pervasive harassment because of their advocacy.
Khalil became a face of the Trump administration crackdown on students' pro-Palestinian protests afterU.S. immigration agents arrested him in March 2025 in the lobby of his university residence, though he was a lawful permanent resident — or green card holder — and not accused of a crime.
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- September 14, 2026
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