New York University (NYU) has suspended a dozen pro-Hamas students for one year over their role in anti-Israel protests.
The move comes as President Donald Trump threatens to deport foreign students who sympathize with Hamas or promote anti-Semitism in America.
NYU, where Barron Trump studies business, was a hotbed of protests that swept elite campuses last year over Israel’s war with terrorist group Hamas.
University administrators faced criticism for their handling of the unrest.
The presidents of Columbia, Harvard, and UPenn all stepped aside over accusations that they coddled anti-Semitic radicals.
On the other hand, student protesters have accused universities of censorship.
NYU has been facing criticism for suspending a dozen students who participated in a December sit-in at Bobst Library.
In an Instagram post, NYU’s Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) wrote:
“In a draconian case of collective punishment, NYU has issued blanket year-long suspensions to students who participated in nonviolent protest on campus on December 11, 2024.
“As of today, at least eleven students have been suspended until January 2026.”
The school says the students were “not peaceful,” however.
NYU officials note that the radical students violated school policy by disrupting finals week.
University spokesman John Beckham told Fox News:
“Rather, it was the intentional disruption of a library, over the course of two days, at a critical academic moment — on the eve of finals.
“This disruption was accompanied by threats of violence directed at senior members of the university community.”
With some universities taking action against their students, Trump is using the power of the federal government to maintain order on campuses.
Indeed, Trump has said he will deport foreign students who sympathize with Hamas terrorists.
The threat is part of a crackdown by Trump on anti-Semitism in higher education.
“To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you,” Trump said in a White House fact sheet.
“I will also quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, which have been infested with radicalism like never before.”
The president’s youngest son, Barron Trump, began studying at NYU’s Stern School of Business in the fall.
He has since become the talk of campus.
“He’s a ladies’ man for sure,” a source told People.
“He’s really popular with the ladies.
“He’s tall and handsome.
“A lot of people seem to think he’s pretty attractive — yes, even liberal people like him.”
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