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JAKE OFFENHARTZ

JAKE OFFENHARTZ

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Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'

A top housing official in the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate New York Attorney General Letitia James over a real estate transaction

Trump official urges criminal probe of New York attorney general, who calls request 'retaliation'
Crime|Election|Political|US

NYC Council sues to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing ICE office on Rikers Island

New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex

NYC Council sues to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing ICE office on Rikers Island
Education|Health|Lifestyle|Sports|US

New York plane crash claims lives of high-achieving family celebrating a birthday

A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying six members of a close-knit family of physicians and distinguished student-athletes

New York plane crash claims lives of high-achieving family celebrating a birthday
Crime|US|World

The dead in upstate New York plane crash included 2022 NCAA woman of the year and family members

A private plane that crashed in upstate New York over the weekend was carrying six members of a close-knit family of physicians and distinguished student-athletes

The dead in upstate New York plane crash included 2022 NCAA woman of the year and family members
Political|Travel|US

FAA says company whose sightseeing chopper crashed, killing 6, is ceasing operations immediately

The Federal Aviation Administration says the helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper crashed in New York, killing six people, is shutting down operations immediately

FAA says company whose sightseeing chopper crashed, killing 6, is ceasing operations immediately
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs

The U.S. government has submitted a two-page memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio as its main evidence in its deportation case against Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil

Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, government cites its power to deport people for beliefs
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Judge tells government to provide evidence, or case against Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil is over

An immigration judge in Louisiana says she will decide later this week whether the government can continue to detain Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University activist facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests

Judge tells government to provide evidence, or case against Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil is over
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US

Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

A federal judge has rejected a Trump administration bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana

Judge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student facing deportation for his role in pro-Palestinian campus protests, appeared before a judge in New Jersey to debate where Khalil’s fight to be released from federal custody should play out

Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers appear in New Jersey court over jurisdiction of Columbia activist's case
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US|World

Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown

A Turkish student detained by federal police as she walked on the streets of a Boston suburb is the latest supporter of Palestinian causes to be swept up in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants who have expressed their political views

Turkish student at Tufts University is latest Palestinian supporter swept up in US crackdown
Crime|Education|MidEast|Political|US

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her

A lawyer for a Turkish national and doctoral student at Tufts University says she has been detained by Department of Homeland Security agents without explanation

Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her
Education|MidEast|Political|US

Columbia student protester who's lived in the US since age 7 sues to stop deportation order

Another Columbia University student says that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists

Education|MidEast|Political|US

Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department

Under threat from Trump, Columbia University agrees to policy changes

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