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Columbia graduates tear up their diplomas to protest school's cooperation with Trump administration

  • A group of Columbia University graduates protested by tearing up their diplomas during Alumni Day, opposing the school's cooperation with the Trump administration in the detention of former student Mahmoud Khalil.
  • Mahmoud Khalil was arrested by ICE on March 8 for his involvement in anti-Israel protests at Columbia and is now fighting deportation.
  • The Trump administration has pressured Columbia to implement policies against anti-Semitism or risk losing $400 million in federal funding, leading to leadership changes at the university.
  • Protesters at the rally demanded freedom for Khalil, chanting 'Free Palestine' and expressing their disappointment in Columbia's actions against students involved in the protests.
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NBC News broke the news in United States on Saturday, March 29, 2025.
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