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A federal judge blocked ICE from deporting Columbia University student and protest organizer Mahmoud Khalil after he was arrested by ICE despite legally being in the U.S. on a green card. The arrest has Muslim and student groups questioning their ability to protest.

Two people arrested during the April protests against Israel's war in Gaza at Ohio State University have filed a lawsuit against university president Ted Carter and a university police officer.

Jewish groups including Ohio State University Hillel and Jewish Columbus held memorials and events around Columbus. Protesters also gathered on campus.

The Columbus City Attorney's office dropped ethnic intimidation charges against two women who protested at an Ohio State University Jewish center last November.

The movement calling for OSU to divest from Israel from the Spring 2024 semester has not lost steam. Student organizers hope to encourage more people to join their cause.

The Columbus City Attorney's Office is offering to expunge protesters' records after six months if they plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct.

The Columbus City Attorney's office said 38 of the 39 protestors charged with criminal trespassing pled not guilty to the charges. One pled guilty and was fined $50.

Dr. Yasir Qahdi traveled to Ohio to speak to hundreds of Muslims on Ohio State University's South Oval days after dozens were arrested at a pro-Palestinian protest.

Follow for live updates as Ohio State students protest on May 1 at the university's South Oval.

The Ohio State University sent an email to some staff members on Wednesday morning stating there will be limited access to some buildings, and that they would be locked and accessible only with Buck ID cards.