Catched from the NYtimes

When Mahmoud Khalil was detained by immigration agents last year, the university’s response was restrained. It was different with Elmina Aghayeva this week.

Prosecutors cited a pattern of intimidation against witnesses as a reason for dropping two counts from the sex-trafficking case. A judge must approve the dismissal.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump was receptive to partnering on a project to build some 12,000 homes in Queens. Many hurdles still await.

Federal agents do not have any special privileges on campuses. To arrest a student at Columbia University this week, they used a tactic of questionable legality.

Elmina Aghayeva has 114,000 followers on Instagram and has seemingly never posted about politics, unlike other Columbia University students detained by immigration officers.

One of the men recorded a live-streamed video as the other made racist and sexual comments during the incident in Manhattan, the police said.

What do you bring the president when you visit the White House? Mayor Zohran Mamdani made a choice that seemed to please Donald Trump.

Over 4,800 parents waited at least a year for a decision from the state after challenging their listing on a database for people who have mistreated or abused children from 2020 through mid-2025.

Sin Tung Chan was a member of a prominent hometown association in the city, one of hundreds of social clubs that often maintain close ties with the Chinese government.

Judge Zahid N. Quraishi said federal prosecutors in New Jersey had lost credibility on immigration issues. He’s the latest federal judge to show impatience with the Trump administration.