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Columbia students rally for peer Mahmoud Khalil, detained by ICE over pro-Palestinian activism, at the 2025 commencement ceremony.
Videos show Columbia University students booing the acting university president, Claire Shipman, during her commencement speech. Some students at the school have been on edge since Mahmoud Khalil was detained by ICE for participating in campus protests.
The head of Columbia University alluded to the detention of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil during a commencement speech Wednesday that drew loud boos and chants of "free Palestine" from graduating students.