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New York Post
17-05-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Runner dies during Brooklyn Half Marathon
A runner died during the Brooklyn Half Marathon Saturday, police said. The man, 31, was in the race at 8:11 a.m. when he collapsed. Runners near the finish line of the Brooklyn Half Marathon on May 17. Michael Nigro Advertisement EMS responded and rushed him to Maimonides Medical Center, but he couldn't be saved, cops said. The man has yet to be publicly identified. More than 28,000 were expected to take part in the marathon, which includes a 13.1 mile course, according to New York Road Runners. Advertisement This is a developing story.
New York Post
08-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Daniel Penny attends Manhattan Institute fundraiser — where swarm of protesters staged a ‘die-in'
Daniel Penny attended a swanky Manhattan Institute fundraising gala in the Big Apple Wednesday night, where left-wing protestors staged a 'die-in' to denounce the event's extravagance and its wealthy elite attendees. Penny – the former marine who was acquitted of criminally negligent homicide in the May 2023 killing of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway – received a warm welcome from other guests as he arrived at Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan for the Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner Wednesday night. 5 Marine Corps veteran Daniel Penny attended the Alexander Hamilton Award Dinner at Cipriani 42nd Street. Michael Nigro As the Marine vet and other attendees donned tuxedos for the black tie affair – named after the man who founded The Post – they were greeted by throngs of demonstrators who sprawled out on the ground outside the soiree with cardboard headstones blasting President Trump, Elon Musk and 'Top MAGA-donor billionaires.' 'Billionaire tax cuts killed me,' one of the makeshift tombstones read. 5 Third Act NYC organized the 'MAGA Billionaire Blockade' where activists staged a die-in at the event's entrance. Michael Nigro 5 Tables at the awards dinner were priced at $15,000 to $250,000. Michael Nigro Another read, 'Trump helped the rich, not me,' with a skull and crossbones etched at the top. Third Act NYC organized the 'MAGA Billionaire Blockade' to rally against 'oligarchs' associated with the Trump administration and the richest man alive who, they say, have opposed minimum wage increases and universal healthcare while privatizing public services for personal gain. 5 Demonstrators sprawled out on the ground outside the soiree with cardboard headstones blasting President Trump. Michael Nigro 'On May 7, we're crashing their party,' the group said in a call to action for the 'die-in.' 'Because New York City is not just a playground for a handful of billionaires. It is the home of over eight million hard working New Yorkers who have had enough of the elites squeezing our communities so they can add another zero to their bank statement.' 5 Hundreds of people participated in the demonstration as the event celebrated individuals revitalizing cities nationwide. Michael Nigro Tickets to the awards dinner – held to recognize individuals contributing to urban revitalization nationwide – were priced as high as $250,000 for a table of 12, according to the Manhattan Institute's website. The lowest-priced ticket for a table went for $15,000.
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump admin revokes 4K visas for students with criminal records
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of 4,000 foreign students in its first 100 days — the bulk of which have committed crimes in the US including arson, assault and robbery, The Post has learned. More than 90% of the rogue students who saw their visas nixed had committed crimes such as arson, wildlife and human trafficking, child endangerment, domestic abuse, DUI and robbery, a senior State Department source told The Post Monday. More than 500 of them had assault raps. 3 The Trump administration has revoked the visas of 4,000 foreign students in its first 100 days. AFP via Getty Images Advertisement 'They came and they were breaking the law with no consequences,' said the source. 'We set up a special action team to handle this.' The State Department worked with the Department of Homeland Security, which tapped into their databases and compared that information with existing law enforcement records. Advertisement Officials only considered 'serious' cases as part of the effort. 'There were cases like where it was not a serious thing, like littering, or somebody had charges that were dropped, where we didn't revoke those. Because it should be a serious matter,' said the source. The thousands of students, most of whom hail from Asia and the Middle East, were swiftly notified that the State Department had stripped them of their status in the US. Some have already departed on their own while others will soon be rounded up by immigration agents as part of Trump's mass deportation agenda. Advertisement 3 Students protest at Hunter College against the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/Shutterstock 3 Students and faculty from the City University of New York (CUNY) hold a rally to support foreign students who had their visas revoked by the Trump admin. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/Shutterstock It's unclear how many still face deportation. 'Perhaps in the future other visa categories, not just students, will be looked at,' the source said. Advertisement Secretary of State Marco Rubio has spearheaded the Trump administration's effort to crack down on immigrant students, including a 'zero tolerance' policy for those who partook in anti-Israel protests. 'No one's entitled to a student visa,' Rubio said in a recent cabinet meeting. 'If you come to this country as a student, we expect you to go to class and study and get a degree. If you come here to vandalize a library, take over a campus, and do all kinds of crazy things, we're going to get rid of these people.'
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Scraps Student Visa Cancellations. Here's What We Know
Students and faculty from the City University of New York (CUNY) hold a rally supporting international students who have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration in lower Manhattan on April 11, 2025. Credit - Michael Nigro–Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images After weeks of courtroom battles, student protests, and escalating pressure from universities and federal judges, the Trump Administration has reversed a sweeping effort that jeopardized the legal status of thousands of international students in the United States. The Department of Justice announced Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will reinstate the immigration records of international students whose student visa data had been abruptly terminated, often due to minor or dismissed legal infractions. The decision marks yet another retreat by an Administration that has made hardline immigration enforcement a centerpiece of its second term. The abrupt mass terminations earlier this month, which the American Immigration Law Association estimates impacted about 4,700 students, sent shockwaves through campuses across the country. Students were thrown into legal limbo with no notice, as their records in a system known as SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) were erased. That meant they were technically no longer in the country legally and at risk of detention and deportation. Some were blocked from attending classes or accessing campus resources. Others, already in precarious positions, found themselves detained or forced to self-deport. Judges across at least 23 states issued emergency orders temporarily blocking the government's actions, slamming the move as arbitrary, opaque, and potentially unlawful. Over 100 lawsuits were filed—by students, universities, and advocacy organizations—charging that the terminations violated due process and targeted students without sufficient cause. The Trump Administration's reversal came just hours before ICE officials were expected to testify under oath in the court challenge. 'ICE is developing a policy that will provide a framework for SEVIS record terminations,' a Justice Department attorney said in court Friday, according to Politico, signaling a temporary halt to the practice of revoking records solely on the basis of prior legal encounters. Here's what to know about what this means for international students in the United States. For many affected students, the path forward remains unclear. The widely publicized cases of Rümeysa Öztürk and Mahmoud Khalil, for example, which are both entangled in broader national security and foreign policy debates, reflect the ongoing ambiguity surrounding the Administration's intent. Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student, was detained in Massachusetts after ICE agents confronted her on the street. Her F-1 visa had been quietly revoked days earlier, allegedly for 'activities in support of Hamas,' though her attorneys say the real reason was her outspoken support for Palestinian rights. Khalil, a permanent U.S. resident and pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, faces deportation proceedings following a State Department order stripping him of his green card—a dramatic escalation in a campaign that critics say is as political as it is legal. While the government's reversal applies to students with 'minor' or 'dismissed' legal infractions—such as traffic violations or dropped charges—it remains unclear whether cases like Öztürk's or Khalil's fall under the Trump Administration's reversal. ICE retains authority to terminate a student's record for national security concerns or other violations of immigration law. The State Department, which separately revoked many student visas, did not respond to a request for comment on whether those cancellations are being reversed as well. The origins of the mass terminations of student visas remain murky. Students from across the country have reported learning of their status loss only through school administrators or attorneys. Several said they were never arrested or even aware of any charges. Traditionally, it has been universities, through designated officers, who notify SEVIS of changes in a student's status. Under the Trump Administration, ICE has begun taking more direct control, in what immigration lawyers describe as a dramatic shift. Though ICE and the State Department have framed the actions as necessary to protect national security and uphold immigration law, critics argue the crackdown fits into a broader pattern: pressuring universities to conform to Administration priorities including limiting political dissent. Just this year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that students engaging in pro-Palestinian activism could face visa revocations for allegedly undermining U.S. foreign policy. The campaign has drawn comparisons to the post-9/11 surveillance of Muslim students and scholars, though with new digital tools. Write to Nik Popli at
