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May 8, 2025 The New York Police Department arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The arrests showed police intervention being used to end a campus occupation and constrain protest activity.
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- NYPD arrests pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University — On May 7, 2025, the New York Police Department arrested dozens of pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University after they occupied the main library building in protest.
Verified: Tier 1 primary record
Week 16 – 2025-05-03–2025-05-09
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May 6, 2025 University of Washington police and state patrol officers arrested more than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters after a building occupation Corroborated Civil Rights and Dissent
The arrests showed forceful institutional response to campus protest and raised questions about the limits placed on dissent.
Independently corroborated by6 independent news desks
BBC · CNN · The Texas Tribune · NBC Philadelphia · PBS · NPR
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- Arrest of Pro-Palestinian Protesters at University of Washington — On May 5, 2025, more than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Verified: Corroborated — 2+ independent news desks
Week 16 – 2025-05-03–2025-05-09
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Apr 5, 2025 Federal immigration authorities arrested or targeted student protesters and activists for deportation, including Mahmoud Khalil and Rumeysa Ozturk Tier 1 · Primary Civil Rights and Dissent
The actions used immigration enforcement against political expression and chilled protest, academic freedom, and noncitizen speech rights.
Independently corroborated by5 independent news desks
The New York Times · NPR · BBC · CNN · PBS
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- Federal immigration agents arrest students for protest involvement — Federal immigration agents have arrested and sought to deport graduate students involved in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, claiming violations of immigration rules.
- Trump administration seeks to deport Mahmoud Khalil — The Trump administration is attempting to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student activist and green-card holder, under a federal immigration law provision that allows deportation of non-citizens deemed
- Arrest of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil by ICE — Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University and a green card holder, was arrested by ICE and placed in deportation proceedings due to his involvement in pro-Palestinian protests.
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Week 12 – 2025-04-05–2025-04-11
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