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A group of people standing in front of 230 Park Avenue holding various signs that read, “LEXIS loves ICE”, “LEXIS, SHAME ON YOU!”, “LEXIS SURVEILS SO ICE CAN DETAIN & DEPORT. END YOUR CONTRACT WITH ICE!”, “LEXIS SEPARATES FAMILIES”, “LEXIS PROFITS OFF DEPORTATIONS. NO TECH FOR ICE!”

NYU Law students protest LexisNexis contract with ICE

Law students from NYU and Columbia University demonstrated outside the Park Avenue headquarters of the data brokering company to demand that it end its contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Yezen Saadah, News Editor April 11, 2023

Almost two dozen students from NYU's School of Law and Columbia Law School gathered outside the headquarters of LexisNexis on Friday to protest the data firm’s contract with...

A plaque that reads “New York University School of Law” next to the front gate of N.Y.U.’s law school.

‘A slap in the face’: Outrage after ICE lawyers invited to NYU Law event

After the NYU School of Law announced an event featuring two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys, students have signed a petition in protest.
Abby Wilson, News Editor October 28, 2022

More than 80 students and faculty are calling on the NYU School of Law to cancel an upcoming career event featuring two U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement attorneys. The...

An illustration of a wooden box in a park. A pair of legs with blue jeans and black Converse sneakers stands on top of the box. The box reads “WSN.”

The Soapbox: US prioritizes European refugees

The Soapbox is a weekly column by WSN’s news desk examining the major developments in world news and rounding up the stories we think are worth the read this week. Global consciousness for a global university.
Kristian Burt, News Editor March 25, 2022

Ukrainian refugees welcomed with open arms by US The United States is preparing to take in up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees and donate more than $1 billion to help European countries...

A $1 million grant has been issued to NYU professors Debra Laefer and Rae Zimmerman for the study of underground infrastructure in response to climate change. Laefer, a Tandon engineering professor, and Zimmerman, a professor of public administration, now co-lead the Unification for Underground Resilience Measures project. (Staff Photo by Ryan Kawahara)

After disastrous storms, NYU wins $1M grant to study subsurface NYC infrastructure

The National Science Foundation grant will allow a research team of Tandon and Wagner professors and students to continue modeling New York City’s underground infrastructure in order to improve its resilience to natural disasters.
Meghana Kakubal, Contributing Writer November 9, 2021

Hurricanes Henri and Ida tore through the New York City metropolitan area in late summer 2021, shutting down public transit, flooding basement apartments and killing 46 people....

On Thursday, Oct. 7, law students rallied outside the Park Avenue headquarters of LexisNexis. NYU School of Law students joined students from more than 20 law schools across the country to demand that universities end their contracts with legal databases Westlaw and LexisNexis to pressure their owners to cut ties with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Staff Photo by Manasa Gudavalli)

Law students push for NYU to cut ties with legal databases over ICE links

Students from more than 20 law schools across the country, including NYU Law, have launched a week of protest calling for their administrations to cut ties with two legal databases that provide immigrants’ personal data to ICE.
Suhail Gharaibeh, Deputy News Editor October 8, 2021

Students at the NYU School of Law have joined a national campaign calling for universities to stop purchasing access to two legal databases linked to U.S. Immigration and Customs...

To combat child exploitation, NYU Tandon professor Nasir Memon is helping with the development of a software that detects child pornography. He is working with other professors, NYU Students, and the Department of Homeland Security to create this technology.

Tandon Team Develops Software to Combat Child Exploitation

Jemima McEvoy, News Editor March 20, 2017
Tandon professor Nasir Memon is working with a team of graduate students to develop software that will help law enforcement officials detect and combat the issue of child pornography.
Rep. Ryan comes to rescue of Americans

Rep. Ryan comes to rescue of Americans

April 1, 2014
Ryan’s budget proposal is truly cutting-edge, and he deserves the support of voters across the country.
Vague national borders complicate international disputes

Vague national borders complicate international disputes

February 28, 2013
The Department of Homeland Security has recently declared that unwarranted border searches of electronic devices are constitutional. However, border is defined as 100 miles within an actual border.
Courtesy of Nina Golshan

Patriot Act does not protect immigrant civil liberties

February 14, 2013
The Patriot Act is a glaring infringement upon the most fundamental values that shaped our nation.