Shumita Basu

Edgar, as you'll hear, struggled to answer her questions clearly.

Edgar, as you'll hear, struggled to answer her questions clearly.

Edgar, as you'll hear, struggled to answer her questions clearly.

Martin ended the interview there. Meanwhile, universities and colleges are being pressured by the Trump administration to crack down on student protesters.

Martin ended the interview there. Meanwhile, universities and colleges are being pressured by the Trump administration to crack down on student protesters.

Martin ended the interview there. Meanwhile, universities and colleges are being pressured by the Trump administration to crack down on student protesters.

At Columbia University, where the Trump administration recently canceled $400 million in federal funding for failing to protect Jewish students from harassment, the interim president recently agreed to hire an internal security force that will be empowered to make arrests. And she placed the Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under additional oversight.

At Columbia University, where the Trump administration recently canceled $400 million in federal funding for failing to protect Jewish students from harassment, the interim president recently agreed to hire an internal security force that will be empowered to make arrests. And she placed the Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under additional oversight.

At Columbia University, where the Trump administration recently canceled $400 million in federal funding for failing to protect Jewish students from harassment, the interim president recently agreed to hire an internal security force that will be empowered to make arrests. And she placed the Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under additional oversight.

It's being seen as an effort to get that funding restored. In recent days, faculty members have condemned university leadership's decisions in closed-door meetings and publicly protested them. Catherine Franke is a former law professor at the school who says she was pushed to resign in January over her support of the pro-Palestinian movement on campus. She spoke with Democracy Now!

It's being seen as an effort to get that funding restored. In recent days, faculty members have condemned university leadership's decisions in closed-door meetings and publicly protested them. Catherine Franke is a former law professor at the school who says she was pushed to resign in January over her support of the pro-Palestinian movement on campus. She spoke with Democracy Now!

It's being seen as an effort to get that funding restored. In recent days, faculty members have condemned university leadership's decisions in closed-door meetings and publicly protested them. Catherine Franke is a former law professor at the school who says she was pushed to resign in January over her support of the pro-Palestinian movement on campus. She spoke with Democracy Now!

Federal civil rights lawyers launched investigations into more than 50 schools last month in response to Trump's orders. Several attorneys with the Office for Civil Rights told The Washington Post the administration instructed lawyers to collect the names and nationalities of students who may have harassed Jewish students or faculty.

Federal civil rights lawyers launched investigations into more than 50 schools last month in response to Trump's orders. Several attorneys with the Office for Civil Rights told The Washington Post the administration instructed lawyers to collect the names and nationalities of students who may have harassed Jewish students or faculty.

Federal civil rights lawyers launched investigations into more than 50 schools last month in response to Trump's orders. Several attorneys with the Office for Civil Rights told The Washington Post the administration instructed lawyers to collect the names and nationalities of students who may have harassed Jewish students or faculty.

And these attorneys say they're concerned these lists could be used to target or deport more students from foreign countries who participated in protests. A representative with the Education Department told The Post they want the information to assess how universities handled cases related to anti-Semitism.

And these attorneys say they're concerned these lists could be used to target or deport more students from foreign countries who participated in protests. A representative with the Education Department told The Post they want the information to assess how universities handled cases related to anti-Semitism.

And these attorneys say they're concerned these lists could be used to target or deport more students from foreign countries who participated in protests. A representative with the Education Department told The Post they want the information to assess how universities handled cases related to anti-Semitism.

They did not directly respond to questions about whether these lists would be used for deportations. When the Trump administration deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to El Salvador earlier this month with zero due process, photojournalist Philip Holsinger was on the tarmac in El Salvador when they arrived.

They did not directly respond to questions about whether these lists would be used for deportations. When the Trump administration deported more than 200 Venezuelan men from the U.S. to El Salvador earlier this month with zero due process, photojournalist Philip Holsinger was on the tarmac in El Salvador when they arrived.