The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, said she was suspended from Barnard College and has nowhere to go and nothing to eat after participating in an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University last week.
Ira Hirschi was among more than 100 people arrested. issued a subpoena He was charged with trespassing Thursday after a protest at Columbia University. Hours earlier, she had been suspended from Barnard College for “expressing her solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide,” she announced.
The 21-year-old spoke further about his suspension. In addition to not being able to attend classes, she said she was kicked out of campus housing and prohibited from using the dining hall that comes with her meal plan.
“I was kind of panicking. Where am I going to sleep? Where am I going to go? And all my stuff was thrown out randomly. It was pretty bad,” she said. told Teen Vogue. “I don’t know when I’ll be able to go home, and I don’t even know if I’ll ever be able to go home.”
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s daughter arrested and released during New York anti-Israel demonstrations at Columbia University
Isra Hirsi departs from the 1st Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, was arrested earlier in the day during an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University. (Jennifer Mitchell, FOX News Digital)
The student said he contacted campus administrators but did not hear back until 48 hours after his suspension was handed down, when he was told he could pick up pre-packaged bags of food.
According to the New York Post, Barnard College is one of four departments at Columbia University, with an independent admissions process, curriculum and financial structure, as well as an independent administrative department. The university did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Arrest of Ilhan Omar’s daughter at anti-Israel protest was political, says fellow ‘Squad’ member
Isra Hirsi departs from Police Plaza 1 in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Hirsi, the daughter of Representative Ilhan Omar, was arrested during an anti-Israel protest at Columbia University earlier today. (Jennifer Mitchell, FOX News Digital)
Dozens of anti-Israel activists began a protest at Columbia University on Wednesday morning, setting up an encampment on the main lawn to protest Israel’s war against Hamas. Protests continued through the night, calling for the intifada and the death of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Omar praised her daughter’s participation in the protests. Earlier this week, she questioned Columbia University administrators about anti-Israel activity on the Ivy League campus during a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill.
Columbia University students returned to the campus lawn area Friday morning to continue their anti-Israel protests, saying they would “stay the course” until their demands are met. (FNTV)
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.
Entrance gate to Barnard College in New York City. (Education Images/Universal Images Group, Getty Images)
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Rep. Jamal Bowman (D.N.Y.) suggested Hirschi’s suspension was in retaliation for his mother’s questions.
“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’ Michael Dorgan, Luis Casiano, Alexis McAdams and Hannah Grossman contributed to this report.
