Ilhan Omars daughter says shes been basically evicted after suspension [Video]

(The Hill) — The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mich.) says she was “basically evicted” after she was suspended from Columbia University’s Barnard College on Friday for participating in pro-Palestinian protests on campus.

Hundreds of students have occupied Columbia’s campus for days, protesting the Biden administration’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, backing a cease-fire in the conflict and urging Congress to stop sending military aid to Israel. 

Irsa Hirsi, 21, was among the more than 100 students arrested on the orders of university leadership and charged with trespassing for the protests, and the demonstrations have only grown since. She was also one of three students suspended from Barnard, cutting off her access to food and housing.

Hirsi recounted the moment she received notice of her suspension in a Teen Vogue interview Sunday.

“At that moment, we made an announcement to the camp — because there were an overwhelming amount of Barnard students at camp …