Columbia has become the epicenter of several developing legal battles after three Columbia affiliates were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents under President Donald Trump’s administration.

Noor Abdalla, the wife of Mahmoud Khalil, SIPA ’24, gave birth in a New York hospital on Monday after Immigration and Customs Enforcement denied Khalil temporary release to attend the birth.

The House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary sent letters to acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, and the presidents of all other Ivy League universities on Tuesday requesting documents regarding alleged tuition price-fixing in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Wien Hall will be a housing option for first-year Columbia College and School of Engineering and Applied Science students starting in fall 2025, according to the Columbia Housing website.

Over the past 18 months, campus protests have led to increased scrutiny of Columbia and Barnard’s disciplinary processes. As protesters’ cases are being adjudicated at their respective institutions, both Columbia and Barnard have had their systems tried and tested.

The Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism described the action taken by the board of trustees as an “important step toward advancing negotiations” for the restoration of $400 million in canceled federal funding, in a March 28 statement.

President Donald Trump’s administration cut $400 million in federal funding to Columbia on March 7, citing its failure to “protect American students and faculty” from antisemitism and other alleged violations of Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although the decision was made this month, Trump’s conflict with Columbia dates back 25 years.

The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia wrote an open letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on March 6 in response to Johnson’s endorsement of a suggestion to transition to virtual town halls.