According to the school leadership, federal agents of the Homeland Security Department searched two students residence at Columbia University, but according to the school leadership, left without any arrests or any evidence.
Colombia’s interim president Katrina Armstrong wrote in the night Massage For the school community that the agency served the university with two warrants signed by a federal magistrate judge at the university, “to enter non -public areas of the university and search for two students’ rooms.”
The DHS is a federal agency that monitors immigration and customs, or snow. Armstrong added that school policies allow law enforcement officials to enter non -public areas of their campus if they offer judicial warrants.
He wrote, “Tonight, I met the doorsteps, and the university is obliged to comply with the law.” “The public safety of our university [staff] Was present all the time. Columbia has continued its efforts to ensure that our campuses, students, teachers and staff are safe.
When asked to comment, a DHS spokesman cited Gautmist’s ice, which did not immediately respond. Colombia also did not respond to the inquiry.
It was not immediately clear whether Thursday’s searches were related to Colombian graduate and Palestinian supporter Mahmoud Khalil last week by ICE agents. The matter has given rise to a severe legal battle on his detention and has given rise to protests across the city as it faces possible exile. The Trump administration has accused Khalil, whose lawyers say they are actually a permanent resident of Syria, terrorist groups lead to “activities associated with Hamas”, but has not provided details and has not been accused of any crime.
A day before Khalil’s arrest, the administration canceled $ 400 million federal funds for Colombia, citing “infinite violence, intimidation and enmity harassment” on its campus, which became the main place of students protesting against the war in Gaza last year.
In his letter on Thursday, Armstrong acknowledged that the university community was under recent events. He said the school would be a place where the rule of law and the proper action is respected. “
This is a developing story and has been updated. Christian Santana and Andrew Gembron contributed to reporting.
