Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., is calling for the removal of Columbia University President Dr. Nemat "Minouche" Shafik. (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg)
Stefanik accused the university of allowing antisemitism and disorder to spread on campus for "far too long," and failed to enforce the university president’s deadlines for the encampment to clear.
She also accused the school of preventing the New York City Police Department (NYPD) from entering campus and removing the encampment.
"Under President Shafik's failed leadership, the rule of law at Columbia does not exist and consequences have gone without enforcement," Stefanik wrote. "Just last night, a student who was supposedly banned from campus after calling for the killing of Jews reportedly led the takeover of Hamilton Hall. Had any consequences been enforced against this antisemitic encampment that has been operating for weeks, these events could've been prevented.
Anti-Israel agitators camp near the entrance to Hamilton Hall on the campus of Columbia University on Tuesday in New York City. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, Pool)
Last week, Stefanik sent a letter to top members of the Biden administration, demanding federal intervention to protect Jewish students.
In the letter, she described the protesters as an "unsanctioned mob of students and agitators permitted to continue to target Jewish students" and cited antisemitic incidents that have occurred as a result of their activity.
"Consequences are needed for those who are calling for terrorism and violent attacks," she wrote. Stefanik cited the Immigration and Nationality Act, which states that anyone who endorses terrorism can become ineligible for American residency, and noted that protesters are "brazenly endorsing Hamas and other terrorist organizations."
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"By allowing this support for terror to continue, this wicked ideology is able to spread," Stefanik argued. "I demand that you enforce existing law to revoke the visas and deport students here on visas who are suspended for their antisemitic actions."
She also called for the Department of Education to hold Columbia accountable by revoking any federal funding that the Ivy League school receives.
Fox News Digital’s Andrea Vacchiano and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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