High-profile ICE arrests of Tufts, Alabama students spotlight growing Trump sweep

US Senate investigates American Muslims for Palestine over Hamas ties

US Senate investigates American Muslims for Palestine over alleged Hamas ties and campus links, raising concerns about student safety and extremist influence.

The US administration has launched a wave of repression against foreign students who have mobilized for Palestine, multiplying arrests with a view to expelling them. Their lawyers denounce serious violations of freedom of expression.

MSNBC Compares Deporting Anti-Semitic Students To Fascism and Communism

MSNBC Compares Deporting Anti-Semitic Students To Fascism and Communism The cast of MSNBC’s Thursday installment of Deadline: White House was not a fan of the Trump Administration’s moves to deport Hamas supporters and anti-Semitic students. As they tell it, to do so is to bring the U.S. down to the moral level of “fascist regimes” and “countries behind the Iron Curtain.” Alex Wagner returned from interviewing students and professors at Columbi…

Who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on mostly pro-Palestinian protesters

People with ties to American universities, most of whom have shown support for pro-Palestinian causes, have been detained in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. President Donald Trump and other officials have accused protesters and others of being “pro-Hamas,” referring to the Palestinian militant group that attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Many protesters have said they were speaking out against Israel’s actions in the war again…

MSU students demand university officials take a stance on Trump policies

Anti-Trump protesters gathered at the Hannah Administration Building at MSU on March 28, 2025. Photo by Erick Diaz Veliz.In response to the new policies applied to universities across the country under the Trump administration, including federal funding cuts, and the targeting  of immigrant students and minority groups, around 50 people, including students and community members, gathered Friday afternoon at the entrance of the Hannah Administrat…

Legal immigrants swept up in ICE crackdown across US

U.S. immigration officials have detained and deported a growing number of foreign students, researchers, and permanent residents under a broad enforcement effort launched by the Trump administration targeting individuals allegedly tied to pro-Palestinian activism or flagged as national security concerns. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested individuals across multiple states in recent weeks, including several on legal…