Palestinian students' complaint against Columbia sparks DOE civil rights investigation

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Aili Hou is a former intern with Meet the Press.

The U.S. Education Department is opening a civil rights investigation into Columbia University after Palestinian students and their allies filed a complaint last month alleging discrimination in violation of federal law.

Palestine Legal's complaint was made before the flurry of events on the schools' upper Manhattan campus, where students were given a Monday afternoon deadline to vacate a sprawling tent encampment or face suspension. The following evening, the school's Hamilton Hall became the scene of a tense showdown when Shafik called the New York City Police Department to remove students who had occupied the administration building 20 hours earlier.

 

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