The moves comes as Columbia is locked in negotiations with the Trump administration over federal funding.

A Palestinian student arrested as he was about to finalize his U.S. citizenship is accusing Columbia University of eroding democracy with its handling of protests against the Israel-Hamas war.

A Columbia official said more than 65 Columbia students were placed on “interim suspension pending further investigation.” A total of 33 people, including from affiliated institutions, were barred from Columbia’s campus. Alumni who joined the demonstration were also barred from campus, the university official said.