Overview

• A federal judge ruled that Columbia University must provide 30 days' notice before sharing additional student records with Congress as part of an antisemitism investigation.
• The judge denied a temporary restraining order sought by Mahmoud Khalil and other students to block the transfer of records, citing deficiencies in their legal arguments.
• Some records have already been shared with Congress, but Columbia stated they were scrubbed of personally identifiable information.
• Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, remains detained in Louisiana and faces deportation under allegations of ties to Hamas, though he has not been charged with a crime.
• The Trump administration's actions, including funding cuts to Columbia and visa revocations, have intensified debates over free speech, privacy, and federal overreach.