Department of Homeland Security raids 2 Columbia University dorm rooms after ICE arrest of Mahmoud Khalil

NEW YORK — The Department of Homeland Security raided the dorm rooms of 2 Columbia University students connected Thursday night, conscionable days aft authorities detained a salient pro-Palestinian activistic successful assemblage housing.

In an email, Interim President Katrina Armstrong wrote that she was “heartbroken” to pass students and module of the national agents’ visit. The students were not arrested oregon detained, she said. As of Friday morning, nary further enactment had been taken.

“The University has a wide protocol successful place,” Armstrong wrote, linking to guidance connected “Potential Visits to Campus By U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agents.”

“Consistent with this protocol, our longstanding practice, and the practices of cities and institutions passim the country, the University requires that instrumentality enforcement person a judicial warrant to participate non-public University areas, including residential University buildings. Tonight, that threshold was met.”

The announcement of DHS connected field came aft ICE connected March 8 arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a greenish card-holder, successful his university-owned residence. The Trump medication has accused Khalil of starring activities aligned with Hamas, a U.S.-designated violent organization. He has not been charged with immoderate crime.

Armstrong’s accent connected Columbia’s “longstanding practice” followed revelations of a missive from the Trump medication outlining steps the assemblage should instrumentality to reconstruct $400 cardinal successful canceled national grants and contracts. Among different measures, the 3 agencies directed Columbia to subject protesters progressive successful past year’s demonstrations.

“The University indispensable implicit disciplinary proceedings for Hamilton Hall and encampments,” work the memo. “Meaningful subject means expulsion oregon multi-year suspension.”

The aforesaid day, Columbia announced the expulsions of respective protesters progressive successful the gathering takeover.