As reported initially by The Intercept, George Mason University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter in early November. The suspension followed a raid at the family home of two Palestinian American GMU students, sisters who had both served as SJP presidents. GMU Police Chief Carl Rowan Jr. subsequently served the sisters with criminal trespass notices barring them from campus for four years, effectively expelling them without due process. The November raid was carried out by GMU and Fairfax County police, who reportedly refused to show the family a search warrant. The FBI may also have been involved in the raid. Authorities told the family the raid was related to a spray-paint vandalism incident on the GMU campus in August. A recent Washington Post article on the incident adds more information about the raid on the family's home and the response by the family’s lawyer.

A large coalition of advocacy groups has released a statement protesting GMU's actions.

DCSS previously provided two news items (here and here) regarding an ASA member “Resolution for Justice in Palestine” that was approved in May.