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Jewish Voice for Peace member protest March 13 inside Trump Tower in New York in support of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.

Amid bursts of resistance, Trump administration squeezes colleges over pro-Palestinian protests as activist remains detained

By Chelsea Bailey, Gloria Pazmino and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is tightening its grip on efforts to quash pro-Palestinian demonstrations on college campuses, even as a protest over the detention of activist Mahmoud Khalil flared at the president’s New York City residence and resistance efforts continue in the courts and beyond.

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Man last known to be seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student tells prosecutors how he rescued her from rough water

By Holly Yan, Jessica Hasbun, Alaa Elassar and Ruben Correa (CNN) — The man last known to be seen with a University of Pittsburgh student before she vanished from a beach in the Dominican Republic gave more details to local prosecutors about the last time he saw her, Dominican news station Noticias SIN reported. Sudiksha

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Protesters arrested after storming Trump Tower to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil

By Chelsea Bailey, Jeff Winter, Omar Jimenez, John Miller, Mark Morales and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 100 people were arrested after protesters gathered at Trump Tower in Manhattan Thursday to denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist detained by ICE over his involvement with pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University. The protest,

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Can protesting in the US be ‘illegal’? Trump’s vague warning raises constitutional questions

By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Among the hundreds of social media posts President Donald Trump has put out since Inauguration Day, two words have gotten special attention: “illegal protests.” “All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests,” he wrote in a March 4 Truth Social post. “Agitators

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