Columbia University refusing to help DHS identify pro-Hamas protesters for deportation, White House says

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that Columbia University is “refusing to help” federal officials identify “pro-Hamas” protesters for potential deportation after former student Mahmoud Khalil was arrested Saturday. “Columbia University has been given the names of other individuals who have engaged in pro-Hamas activity, and they are refusing to help DHS identify those individuals on campus,” Leavitt said at her regular briefing.The Trump administration is moving to deport foreign citizens who engaged in anti-Israel activities pursuant to an order issued by President Trump in January.Columbia University did not immediately respond to a request for comment....