Longtime immigration court observers—including one of the architects of the system—say the ICE agents wearing masks, hoods, & Marvel t-shirts have created an unprecedented atmosphere of terror By Max RN & Liv Veazey, photos by Stephanie Keith hellgatenyc.com/ice-gone-rogue/

Columbia’s Center for Career Education withdrew funding for two students’ summer internships at the New York Civil Liberties Union over their alleged participation in a May 7 protest at Butler Library, according to a NYCLU letter obtained by Spectator. l8r.it/5Zmk

"We just watched a watershed moment in New York City history." Michael Lange on our livestream just now.

Comptroller Brad Lander in moments after Cuomo concession. Family and friends foresee a bright political future for the comptroller despite Tuesday’s loss, and the Mamdani victory is a half-win for Lander, who cross-endorsed the assemblyman. For amNewYork™

Columbia restored access to several online academic programs on Wednesday as the University moved into the second day of a widespread outage impacting its online services, a University spokesperson wrote in a statement to Spectator. l8r.it/L7rj

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BREAKING: The WNBA is returning to Detroit in 2029. The yet-to-be-named team will get a brand-new headquarters and practice facility, and play at the LCA. "Detroit played a key role in the league’s early growth, and we’re proud to reignite that legacy." freep.com/story/sports/n…

BREAKING: A hacker who caused an IT outage at the University in June stole data from Columbia’s networks, the University wrote in a Tuesday statement. A University official told Spectator it could take weeks or months to determine the scope of the hack. l8r.it/44Xj

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NEW: The Miami Herald has obtained a list of hundreds of people detained or scheduled to be at Alligator Alcatraz. The government isn't realizing names. Families and attorneys are having trouble finding people at the site We're publishing the list here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…

A Columbia official told me that the University has not finalized the deal that it is working toward with the Trump administration to restore some of the $400 million in federal funding that the administration canceled in March. Read more Columbia Daily Spectator columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/07/1…

Columbia will make a series of sweeping changes intended to combat antisemitism amid its negotiations with the White House to restore $400 million in canceled federal funding, including adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Read more Columbia Daily Spectator columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/07/1…

Contracted security disguised as janitors. A phone call during the Butler protest. A yearlong investigation from Ann Vettikkal for Columbia Daily Spectator goes inside the negotiations between Columbia and pro-Palestinian protesters, and how dialogue has broken down. columbiaspectator.com/the-eye/2025/0…

BREAKING: Columbia has agreed to pay $220 million to the federal government to settle its civil rights investigations and restore a majority of federal grants terminated by President Donald Trump’s administration, the University announced Wednesday. l8r.it/QoW6

At DTE’s behest, Whitmer fired a clean energy/consumer advocate on the state board overseeing utilities and replaced her w Joe Tate’s chief of staff. As a consequence, your energy bill will likely go up theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

Columbia filed an unfair labor practice charge against Student Workers of Columbia on Friday, alleging that the union violated the National Labor Relations Act by not bargaining in “good faith.” Read more Columbia Daily Spectator with Eden Hirsch columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/08/0…

BREAKING: Four journalists, including a freelancer who worked with AP, are among eight killed by an Israeli strike on southern Gaza's Nasser Hospital. apnews.com/article/mideas…