This is a clear escalation.
The administration is following through on its threats.
Donald Trumpsigned an executive order in January targeting what he described as Hamas sympathizers on college campuses.
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil in New York on June 1, 2024Selcuk Acar/Getty Images
The president has also threatened to revoke federal funding from universities that allow what he called illegal protests.
We will find you, and we will deport you.
Columbiareleased a public statementon Sunday admitting that there have been reports of ICE around campus.
Columbia has and will continue to follow the law, the statement said.
The university recently published a newprotocolfor visits by ICE agents, which it says aligns with past practices.
Greer said Sunday that she does not know where Khalil is being held.
This breaking news story has been updated.
