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This comes after pro-Palestinian grad student and plaintiff Momodou Taal had his visa revoked by the U.S. Department of State.

Just days prior to Tuesday's hearing, one of the plaintiffs was informed that his visa was revoked by the U.S. Department of State.

In a court filing Friday, lawyers representing Momodou Taal revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice emailed them asking the international graduate student to appear at Homeland Security offices. Taal would then be surrendered to ICE custody.

The lawsuit says recent executive orders violate the plaintiffs’ rights to free speech and due process.

After thousands of Department of Agriculture employees were fired last month, some early-career scientists have lost advisers. Ph.D. students at Cornell university say they worry about the future of their research.

Over 100 people rallied on Cornell’s campus last week to protest frozen funds, firings and federal changes to scientific research.

For more than a year, protesters at Cornell University have called for a ceasefire and divestment from weapons manufacturers. Now, activists say they are cautiously optimistic about what a ceasefire deal means for Gaza.

Graduate worker Sriram Parasurama was temporarily suspended, banned from campus for three years, and arrested by Cornell police after he participated in a pro-Palestinian protest that shut down a career fair.

Police and firefighters responded to multiple incidents at gorges in the area on Sunday.

The university currently contributes $650,000 annually to the Ithaca City School District. The Ithaca Teachers Association is calling for an increase to $10 million.