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Minnesota Student Detained by ICE Was Not an Activist, Lawsuit Says
Lawyers and experts say the arrest last week of a University of Minnesota graduate student may signal a new front in the Trump administration’s approach to immigration.The New York Times - 4d -
Cornell University student activist whose visa was revoked announces departure from the U.S.
A Cornell University graduate student whose visa was revoked following his involvement in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its actions against pro-Palestinian student protesters ...NBC News - 3d -
University of Minnesota says ICE detained graduate student
A graduate student at the University of Minnesota was detained by U.S.NBC News - 6d -
Several Colorado students' visas revoked, universities say
At least nine students between the University of Colorado and Colorado State University have had their student visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security, spokespeople for the schools ...CBS News - 3d -
Trump administration revokes visas of 10 Colorado international students, universities say
Students at the University of Colorado and Colorado State University have lost their visas, following a wave of high-profile arrests of international students across the country.NBC News - 2d -
Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest
Group of Sipa graduates demonstrate against government’s jailing of graduate student, who spoke up for Palestinians. A handful of alumni from Columbia University’s school of international and ...The Guardian - 6d -
Tufts University pushes for release of student grabbed off the street by immigration officials
Tufts University petitioned a federal judge to release student Rümeysa Öztürk, some of the strongest pushback by a school against the Trump administration's arrests of foreign students in recent ...NBC News - 2d -
ICE: University of Minnesota student's visa not revoked for protests
The University of Minnesota international graduate student detained last week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had his visa revoked over a drunk driving case, not due to participation ...The Hill - 4d -
University of Minnesota student lost visa for drunk driving, not protests, ICE says
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota graduate student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement was taken into custody because of a drunken driving infraction, not for being ...NBC News - 4d -
Anthropic’s New Claude AI for Universities Touts ‘Responsible AI Adoption’
Anthropic is partnering with institutions such as Northeastern University on a version of its AI designed to guide students with ‘learning mode.’Inc. - 3d -
‘They Will Label Us as Spies’: The Afghan Students Abandoned by America
Students at the American University of Afghanistan in Qatar fear having to return to their Taliban-ruled homeland after aid and visa cutoffs by the Trump administration.The New York Times - 6d -
Tufts declares support for student detained by ICE, seeks immediate release
Tufts University is seeking the release of international graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, who was taken into custody by federal agents.CBS News - 2d -
Maryland’s Kermit the Frog Commencement Choice Gets Mixed Reaction From Students
The University of Maryland says it is honoring Jim Henson, an alumnus, with its choice of commencement speaker. Some students think it is avoiding “real issues.”The New York Times - Mar. 28 -
Federal judge orders case of Tufts student in ICE custody moved to Vermont
A federal judge issued a Friday order transferring the case involving Rumeysa Özturk, a Tufts University graduate student detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to a jurisdiction in ...The Hill - 20h -
College student who became subject of viral rumor says incident has 'ruined' her life
A University of Mississippi student who was the subject of an internet rumor is navigating the fallout after she says the lie “ruined” her life.NBC News - 2d -
Tufts student grabbed off street by immigration officers scores legal win, has case moved to Vermont
A federal judge ordered the detained Tufts University student Rumeysa Öztürk's petition for her release to be transferred from Massachusetts to Vermont.NBC News - 23h -
Prosecution adds ex-US attorney to University of Idaho quadruple murder case
Idaho's recently departed U.S. attorney has joined the prosecution team in the case against Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the killings of four University of Idaho students in 2022ABC News - 1d -
Cornell student targeted by Trump admin says he's leaving US
Cornell University student Momodou Taal, whose visa was revoked over his involvement in pro-Palestinian campus protests, said he left the United States voluntarily on Monday after a judge declined ...The Hill - 4d -
Major union launches ad campaign featuring detained Tufts student
A major labor union launched a six-figure ad campaign on Tuesday featuring Tufts University Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk decrying what it called an infringement on the First Amendment. The Service ...The Hill - 4d -
Cornell Student Who Faced Deportation Says He Left the U.S.
Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student who had been suspended by the university after participating in pro-Palestinian protests, said he “took the decision to leave the United States.”The New York Times - 3d -
Trump crackdown casts chill over international student programs
Colleges are increasingly worried about President Trump scaring away their international students. More than a million foreign-born scholars attend U.S. universities every year, bringing billions ...The Hill - 2d -
Serbian student protesters head to Strasbourg on bicycles to seek EU support
Serbian university students who say their fight for justice and the rule of law is being overlooked are cycling 1,300 kilometers (780 miles) toward the heart of the European Union to seek supportABC News - 2d -
No decision yet from judge in Tufts student's detention challenge
A federal judge in Boston did not make a decision Thursday on whether a Tufts University Ph.D. student, taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, can challenge her ...CBS News - 1d -
Pro-Palestinian British Cornell student says he will leave US citing fear of detention
Momodou Taal, who had been asked to surrender by immigration officials, says he has ‘lost faith’ that favourable court ruling would protect him. A Cornell University student who participated in ...The Guardian - 4d -
Minnesota student detained by ICE who lost visa for DUI thought he was being kidnapped
A University of Minnesota graduate business student who’s being held by ICE is suing for his immediate release, saying his arrest violated his rights and he’s been given little explanation for why ...NBC News - 3d -
Judge declines Khalil's request to block Columbia from giving student records to House committee
A district judge denied a temporary restraining order in Mahmoud Khalil’s case against Columbia University attempting to block the transfer of student records to the GOP-led House Education and the ...The Hill - 20h -
Berlin seeks to deport EU citizens over pro-Palestinian protests
Irish, Polish and US activists appeal rulings based on events at university sit-in against Israeli offensive in GazaFinancial Times - 4d -
Judge rejects government's request to move Mahmoud Khalil's case to Louisiana
Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the encampment protests at Columbia University last spring, was detained on March 8 at his student apartment building.ABC News - 3d -
Detained students sent to remote ICE facilities in Louisiana accused of human rights abuses
Mahmoud Khalil, who was studying at Columbia, and Alireza Doroudi, from the University of Alabama, are both being held at an ICE processing center in Jena, Louisiana.NBC News - 3d -
Anthropic flips the script on AI in education: Claude’s Learning Mode makes students do the thinking
Anthropic launches Claude for Education with Learning Mode that teaches critical thinking rather than providing answers, partnering with top universities to transform AI's role in education.VentureBeat - 3d -
Governor signs ban on DEI in Ohio public colleges despite opposition by students and teachers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has signed legislation to ban diversity, equity and inclusion programs and make other sweeping changes to public colleges and universities in Ohio.NBC News - Mar. 29 -
Trump officials to review $9bn in Harvard funds over antisemitism claims
Administration accuses university of failing to protect students and plans to look into federal grants and contracts. The Trump administration announced a review on Monday of $9bn in federal ...The Guardian - 4d -
Columbia Displays More Aggressive Posture in Dealing With Demonstrators
Students chained to a gate were removed by security officials. It came as the university planned to deploy 36 officers empowered to remove people from campus.The New York Times - 1d -
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Do you need a private student loan? Here are some of the best to consider if you need financing for college.CBS News - 2d -
‘It means death’: Afghan women’s rights activists face deportation from Pakistan
Police go door-to-door arresting Afghans as government pledges to send millions back home to Taliban rule. More than 50 prominent female Afghan women’s rights activists sheltering in Pakistan are ...The Guardian - 6d -
Ron Johnson calls on John Roberts to ‘rein’ in ‘activist judges’
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) called on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to “rein those judges in” who have issued orders blocking parts of President Trump’s agenda. “You’ll notice the activist ...The Hill - 5d -
British activist in solitary confinement in India despite acquittal, family say
Brother of Jagtar Singh Johal claims he is being ‘mentally tortured’ through unwarranted detention. The British Sikh activist Jagtar Singh Johal, detained for seven years in an Indian jail, has ...The Guardian - 3d -
Far-right activist Laura Loomer met with Trump at the White House
NBC News' Julie Tsirkin reports on a meeting far-right activist Laura Loomer had with President Trump and other White House staff about her dissatisfaction about members of the national security team.NBC News - 2d -
NSC staffers fired after Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer: Sources
The White House has fired a handful of National Security Council staffers following a Wednesday meeting with far-right political activist Laura Loomer.ABC News - 1d