With higher education funding cuts, some students, including from India, avoid U.S. colleges

With higher education funding cuts, some students, including from India, avoid U.S. colleges

Police officers detain a protester inside Trump Tower during a rally against the ICE detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, U.S., March 13, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon About two months ago, Sierra Moran started to panic. She had been accepted into graduate programs at Duke and Georgetown universities, but her professors at Louisiana State University warned her that federal fundi…

Judge Says Protester at Columbia University Is Subject to Deportation

A federal court has granted the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a 30-year-old protester who gained attention for his involvement in organizing anti-Israel protests at Columbia University. The ruling, issued by Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans in a Louisiana courtroom, has stirred significant controversy, raising questions about free speech, political expression, and the extent to which the government can intervene in the lives of no…