Columbia University students chain themselves to gate in protest of Mahmoud Khalils detention by ICE
Several Columbia University students have chained themselves to a gate to protest Mahmoud Khalil’s detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The students began protesting outside Columbia University’s St.Paul’s Chapel on Wednesday afternoon, demanding that the institution release the names of the trustees “who gave Mahmoud Khalil’s name to ICE.” The Columbia Palestine Solidarity Committee wrote on X that “We will not leave until our demand is met.”“FREE MAHMOUD KHALIL.
NAME THE TRUSTEE.Jewish students will not leave.
They will remain chained to the campus gates until @Columbia University is held accountable.WHO REPORTED MAHMOUD TO ICE?” the group wrote on X.A spokesperson for Columbia University told Fox News Digital that the individuals chained to the gate on campus were removed by the institution’s public safety officers after around two hours.“We are monitoring a disruption at the gate of St.
Paul’s Chapel involving approximately four individuals chained to a gate, which constitutes violations of the Rules of University Conduct.Individuals complied with the demand for identification but refused to leave the area.
The chains were removed by Columbia’s Public Safety and the individuals were escorted off campus.“We will follow the process established in the Rules of University Conduct for enforcing violations.Our focus is on preserving our core mission to teach, create, and advance knowledge while ensuring a safe campus for our community,” the spokesperson said. The protesters then sat outside the gates with their arms linked and said they planned to stay until Columbia shares “which trustee is responsible for informing on students,” according to the Columbia Daily Spectator.The university later said no member of its “leadership or the board of trustees has ever requested the presence of US Immigration and Customs (ICE) agents on or near campus.” “This includes for enforcement actions against studen...