Department of Homeland Security officials conducted the search as the Trump administration sought to deport a former student and pro-Palestinian activist.

The Trump administration has told Columbia University that it must make a series of policy changes as a precondition for talks on restoring $400 million in federal funding, adding fresh pressure in its crackdown on schools where pro-Palestinian protests flourished last year.

Federal agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security searched two dorm rooms at Columbia University on Thursday night, as a recent grad and Palestinian activist faces potential deportation.