Daughter of U.S. Congressman Ilhan OmarD-Min, He was arrested Thursday at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University, law enforcement officials told Fox News.
Ira Hirschi was taken into custody by New York City police, cuffed and zip-tied, and will be charged with trespassing, officials said. She was among more than 100 people issued citations for trespassing, New York City police said.
Hirschi was released from NYPD headquarters several hours later.
Earlier in the day, Hirschi announced she had been suspended from Barnard College near Columbia for “expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people in the face of genocide.”
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Ira Hirschi departed from NYPD Plaza 1 headquarters in Lower Manhattan after being arrested earlier in the day during an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University and released on Thursday. Hirschi is the daughter of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (Democratic Party). (Jennifer Mitchell, FOX News Digital)
“There is no threat to us in the Gaza Solidarity Encampment,” she wrote to X. [sic] Demands include divestment from companies complicit in genocide, transparency in @Columbia’s investments, and full amnesty for all students facing repression. ”
Dozens of anti-Israel activists Protests began at Columbia University on Wednesday morning, setting up an encampment on the main lawn to protest Israel’s war against Hamas. The intifada and violent protests calling for the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continued through the night.
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Ira Hirsi, the daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar, announced Thursday that she has been suspended from Barnard College for her involvement in anti-Israel protests on the Columbia University campus in New York City. (Getty Images)
On Wednesday, Omar questioned Columbia University administrators about anti-Israel activities on the Ivy League campus during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill.
During the hearing, Omar sounded the alarm about what she called an “attack” with “toxic chemicals” at an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University.However, according to court documents, the substance non-toxic flatulence spray They are called “liquid A–” and “wet farts.”
FOX News Digital has reached out to Omar’s office.
Rep. Jamal Bowman (D.N.Y.) suggested Hirschi’s suspension was in retaliation for his mother’s questions.
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Ira Hirschi departed from NYPD Plaza 1 headquarters in Lower Manhattan after being arrested earlier in the day during an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University and released on Thursday. Hirschi is the daughter of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (Democratic Party). (Jennifer Mitchell, FOX News Digital)
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“The day after @IlhanMN questioned Columbia leadership’s commitment to academic freedom of expression, the school suspended her daughter?” Bowman posted online. “It’s clear what’s going on here. Our educational institutions should not engage in political vendettas.”
Fox News Digital’s Hannah Grossman contributed to this report.
