A Columbia alumnus and protester filed suit seeking records on government use of doxxing sites such as Canary Mission, alleging federal agencies collaborated with private lists to target pro‑Palestinian students for deportation and other actions. The Freedom of Information request and ensuing lawsuit reflect growing alarm over surveillance and the use of public databases to identify activists. On campus, students and alumni staged displays of unity: fans at the Harvard‑Yale game set aside rivalries to rally against what they called administration and federal attacks on higher education. The combination of legal challenges and campus protest activity underscores rising tensions over free speech, student safety, and the role of government in policing campus dissent.