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Columbia University expels students amid ICE raids over pro-Palestinian protests - Border - The Black Chronicle

(The Center Square) — Columbia University has expelled several students for their involvement in pro-Palestrinian protests last year as the Ivy League school faces mounting pressure from the Trump administration to crack down on antisemitism on campus. In an email to students and staff, university officials announced that the expulsions were prompted by an investigation […]

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