Universities are contending with law‑enforcement actions and tightened student conduct responses as political and immigration tensions spill onto campus. Columbia University reported federal immigration agents arrested a student inside a campus building, prompting claims that officials misrepresented themselves to gain entry—an incident that raises concerns about campus access, student safety, and legal protections. At Swarthmore, administrators issued conduct charges, including potential expulsion, against eight students for distributing protest literature the college labeled “threatening and intimidating.” The disciplinary notices focus on imagery and language the college says crossed into endangerment and intimidation. These episodes illustrate intensifying scrutiny of campus protest tactics and enforcement choices that will test free‑speech frameworks, local legal protections, and community trust—especially where protests intersect with external investigations or immigration enforcement.