Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., accused Columbia University of engaging in “political reprisals” after the daughter of fellow “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., was suspended for refusing to leave an “unauthorized encampment” on the campus.

Isra Hirsi and two others were suspended by Barnard College, one of four Columbia undergraduate schools that has its own administration, after Columbia President Nemat Shafik ordered police to clear the campus’ South Lawn of anti-Israel protesters.

Bowman said Hirsi was disciplined due to the grilling her mother gave Shafik during a hearing on Capitol Hill the day before.

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