Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia University for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students
Mahmoud Khalil and other pro-Palestinian student activists filed a civil rights lawsuit against Columbia University in Manhattan federal court on September 14, 2026, alleging the school was deliberately indifferent to harassment they faced for their advocacy. The lawsuit claims Columbia violated federal civil rights law, retaliated against protesters by treating their activities as security risks, and failed to investigate reported harassment. Khalil, a lawful permanent resident arrested by ICE in March 2025, spent 104 days in detention and still faces possible deportation.
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One side of the spectrum has stayed silent. That absence is itself a signal.
“Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia in a last-ditch effort to get protection from the system he wants to overthrow”NYP NY Post RIGHT
“Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia, accusing it of 'indifference' to harassment of pro-Palestinian protesters” · Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel, The Hill, Al Jazeera, Reuters