Getty Images Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent figure during the Gaza war protests at Columbia University in the spring of 2024, has drawn global attention after the Trump administration arrested and moved to deport him. The case has raised questions about free speech on college campuses and the legal process that would allow for the deportation
A top ‘DEI’ activist is caught on voicemail allegedly offering minority air traffic controller candidates the chance to cheat in a make-or-break entry exam. Shelton Snow, a powerful figure in the National Black Coalition of Federal Aviation Employees (NBCFAE), can be heard promising advance access to test answers in a shocking audio clip obtained by
Watch: Will arrest of Gaza protester impact campus protests? A Palestinian student activist who the Trump administration attempted to deport is due to appear at a hearing on that effort’s legality in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday. Mahmoud Khalil, a US permanent resident and Columbia University graduate, was a participant in last year’s protest at
President Donald Trump announced Monday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil — and cautioned that other “terrorist sympathizers” would meet a similar fate. ICE agents arrested Khalil — who is a Palestinian raised in Syria and a permanent U.S. resident — from his university-owned apartment on the city’s
Columbia University faculty members hold a pro-Palestinian and pro-free speech rally on the Columbia University campus in 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images A New York federal judge is set to hear pivotal questions in the case of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of large Gaza solidarity
Mahmoud Khalil is shown on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on April 29, 2024. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian activist Saturday who played a prominent role in Columbia University’s protests against Israel, a significant escalation in
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump signed a memo Thursday directing government agency heads to ask federal judges to require financial guarantees to hold “activist” groups that sue the government financially responsible if an injunction is found to be unnecessary. The memo comes as the Trump administration faces more than 90 lawsuits stemming from executive
FIRST ON FOX: Republican Reps. Andrew Clyde, of Georgia, and Eli Crane, of Arizona, are launching a judicial task force “to unite members in exposing judicial activism” and target “rogue, activist judges” amid a flurry of legal challenges to the Trump agenda. “I’m excited to lead this critical effort with my friend and fellow patriot,
A Venezuelan opposition activist who was arrested during anti-government protests in January has died in jail, his party has said. Reinaldo Araujo, a leader of the Vente Venezuela party in Trujillo state, had been suffering from health problems, which his wife said were not treated while he was in prison. Vente Venezuela’s leader, MarÃa Corina
Trans activist Blossom Brown went viral this week after saying that the upcoming Summer Olympics in Los Angeles should “absolutely” be gender-neutral and suggesting that there shouldn’t be a reason why Olympians and Paralympians can’t compete against one another. Brown’s statements came during a heated debate with former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines during an appearance on “Piers