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New Trump demand to colleges: Name protesters — and their nationalities

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An early step in civil rights investigations is always a letter to the university demanding certain information.

But the Trump administration told the attorneys working on the cases to also collect the names and nationalities of students who might have harassed Jewish students or faculty.

The attorneys wondered whether the list was meant as a tip sheet that the administration might use to target or deport foreign students who participated in protests.

The request comes as the Trump administration works to amp up deportations of those in the country illegally.

Private-sector attorneys with experience in federal civil rights investigations say they were surprised by the request from the Education Department .

They suggested that universities that comply could be violating student privacy and other laws.