We rallied] to show the Trump administration that we are here and we are going to build a collective power to stand our ground for what is pro-Palestine and pro-immigration,” said a protest organizer.

Columbia University announced punishments, including expulsions and suspensions, for students who occupied Hamilton Hall in a pro-Palestinian protest last year.

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Columbia University on Thursday said it had doled out a range of punishments to students who occupied a campus building last spring during pro-Palestinian protests. The announcement came a week after President Donald Trump's administration announced that it had canceled $400 million in federal grants and contracts in response to what it said was the Ivy League school's poor response to antisemitism on campus.

According to the sources, it was part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on individuals it has described as espousing the views of Hamas.

Columbia University has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring and temporarily revoked the diplomas of others who have since graduated,