The Columbia University student and pro-Palestine activist whose immigration arrest and impending deportation have touched off protests in some cities, has filed suit to resist an effort by a U.S. House of Representatives committee to obtain disciplinary records for students who took part in recent campus demonstrations.

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil and seven of his fellow students sued the school and Congress on Thursday for handing over thousands of disciplinary records to the federal government as President Donald Trump threatens to crack down on student protesters.