Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter said she was suspended Thursday by Barnard College after refusing to leave an encampment set up on campus in support of Gaza.

Isra Hirsi, 21, said she received notice that she and at least two other students were suspended for “standing in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide,” Hirsi wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

A Pro-Israel protest and a Pro-Palestinian counter protest took place at Columbia University on April 18, 2024.
Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, is arrested Thursday.Kelsea Petersen / NBC News

Hirsi, an organizer with a student group that advocates for Palestinians, said this was her first time being punished as a student activist in her three years at the New York City school. 

“Those of us in Gaza Solidarity Encampment will not be intimidated,” she wrote.

Barnard said it had temporarily suspended some Columbia and Barnard students who refused multiple written and verbal requests to leave an unauthorized encampment on Columbia’s South Lawn on Thursday morning.

There are more than 100 people occupying the area, Columbia University’s president, Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, said in a memo to police.

Barnard did not say how many students were suspended or confirm that Hirsi was among them. It did not say how long the suspension would last but said it would continue to suspend students who stay. 

“Now and always, we prioritize our students’ learning and living in an inclusive environment free from harassment,” the school said in a memo about the suspensions.

Hirsi could not be immediately reached for comment. 

A Pro-Israel protest and a Pro-Palestinian counter protest took place at Columbia University on April 18, 2024.
Some students refused to leave an unauthorized encampment at Columbia. Isabella Farfan / NBC News
A Pro-Israel protest and a Pro-Palestinian counter protest took place at Columbia University on April 18, 2024.
At least three people were arrested Thursday during protests at Columbia University.Kelsea Petersen / NBC News

Omar did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Democrat, who represents Minnesota, is a Somali refugee who made history as one of the first two Muslim American women elected to Congress.

On Wednesday, Omar questioned Shafik about protests on campus during a congressional hearing in which Shafik strongly denounced antisemitism.

In a statement Thursday, Shafik said she authorized police to clear the encampment “out of an abundance of concern” for safety on campus. 

The New York Police Department said it has so far arrested three people at the encampment, ages 26, 30 and 35.

A Pro-Israel protest and a Pro-Palestinian counter protest took place at Columbia University on April 18, 2024.
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters in Morningside Heights in upper Manhattan on Thursday.Isabella Farfan / NBC News

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