A bunch of about eight protesters used bike locks to chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel situated on the grounds of Columbia College 1160 Amsterdam Avenue at round 1 p.m.
Photograph by Dean Moses
Demonstrators at Columbia College persevering with to protest ICE’s detention of Mahmoud Khalil briefly chained themselves to a campus gate on Wednesday afternoon.
Eight protesters used bike locks to shackle themselves to the wrought-iron gates of St. Paul’s Chapel at 1160 Amsterdam Ave. at round 1 p.m. on April 2. The protesters recognized themselves as Jewish college students who’re fuming over the detention of Khalil, a fellow pupil who was detained by ICE final month.
Khalil was taken into custody regardless of being a authorized U.S. everlasting resident with a legitimate inexperienced card and never having damaged any precise legal guidelines. His detention was mentioned to be in retaliation for his function in pro-Palestine campus protests at Columbia final spring that noticed a weeks-long occupation and a siege of Hamilton Corridor, ending with lots of of arrests made.
A bunch of about eight protesters used bike locks to chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel situated on the grounds of Columbia College 1160 Amsterdam Avenue at round 1 p.m.Photograph by Dean Moses 
A bunch of about eight protesters used bike locks to chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel situated on the grounds of Columbia College 1160 Amsterdam Avenue at round 1 p.m.Photograph by Dean Moses
Regardless of Khalil’s authorized residency, the White Home has been endeavoring to have Khalil — whose spouse is eight months pregnant — deported, which his authorized staff says is a violation of his First Modification and civil rights. Now protesters say they need to know who inside the school gave up his title to ICE.
“Which one of them turned over student names to ICE? That was our only demand of them,” one of many chained college students mentioned. “We are staying here until we comply with their demand.”
A whole lot of fellow college students gathered to assist the sit-in, with some even draping a banner from the college grounds above.
“Which one of them turned over student names to ICE? That was our only demand of them,” one of many chained college students mentioned. “We are staying here until we comply with their demand.”Photograph by Dean Moses 
A whole lot of fellow college students gathered in assist of the sit-in, with some even draping a banner from the college grounds above.Photograph by Dean Moses 
Photograph by Dean Moses
Simply over an hour after they locked themselves in, scores of NYPD officers and members of the college’s public security workplace blocked off the sidewalk. They started utilizing bolt cutters to chop them free earlier than eradicating them from the grounds.
Undeterred, protesters returned to the gates with the chains nonetheless hanging from their wrists, pledging to not transfer till the college Columbia responds.
