Columbia anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil sues to block Columbia, Barnard from releasing student records to Congress

Detained anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit to block Columbia University and Barnard College from “doxxing” students by turning over disciplinary records to Congress.

Khalil – a Columbia grad who was arrested by ICE over the weekend – is suing the two universities and the House Committee on Education and Workforce after Committee Chair Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) last month demanded the schools divulge information about students allegedly involved in “pervasive antisemitism.”

The suit claims that if the schools turn over the information, it will violate students’ First Amendment right to free speech, by exposing them to negative publicity and forcing the institutions to punish them.

“The Committee’s attempt to force the Universities to chastise and intimidate student organizers for protected speech is an abuse of its investigative powers,” the filing charges.

Khalil brought a separate petition Sunday for his release from custody. He’s currently being held in a Louisiana lock-up.

The Post reached out to reps for Walberg for comment.

Additional reporting by Josh Christenson and Chris Nesi

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