Free Beacon Jessica Costescu

Jessica Costescu is a staff writer for the Washington Free Beacon. She graduated from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with a major in International Politics and a concentration in Foreign Policy. She also holds an Associate Degree in Administration of Justice from Cypress College. She can be reached at costescu@freebeacon.com


Trump Admin Grants Columbia One-Day Extension To Implement Reforms

An agreement to comply would not restore $430 million in federal funding but rather unlock 'long-term' negotiations

Deported Brown University Professor Attended Hezbollah Chief’s Funeral

Funeral attendees pledged allegiance to Hezbollah and chanted ‘Death to Israel, death to America’

Columbia Activist Who Endorsed Hamas's 'Anticolonial Liberation Movement' Self-Deports After Trump Admin Pulls Visa

Ranjani Srinivasan signed letter accusing Israel of 'settler colonial violence' two months after Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack

Columbia Encampment Leader Known for Owning 'Emotional Support Rabbit' Among Students Expelled for Storming Hamilton Hall

'An expulsion for Palestine is an honor, a sacrifice that pales in comparison to those of the Palestinian people,' Aidan Parisi wrote Thursday

Columbia Disciplines Student Radicals Nearly a Year After They Stormed Campus Building

Columbia students hit with multi-year suspensions, expulsions, and temporary degree revocations, a week after Trump admin cancels $400 million in federal funds

NYPD Arrests Dozens After Jewish Voice for Peace Storms Trump Tower To Demand Release of Pro-Hamas Columbia Activist

‘We will not comply, Mahmoud, we are on your side,’ anti-Israel agitators chanted

Ilhan Omar’s Daughter Promotes Fundraiser For Pro-Hamas Activist in ICE Custody

The fundraiser has received nearly $270,000 and will bankroll 'long-term justice efforts' to 'hold those responsible for his unlawful detention accountable'

Anti-Israel Agitators Arrested in New York Amid Nationwide Walkouts Protesting Pro-Hamas Activist’s ICE Arrest

‘By resistance … we mean action,’ one speaker says. ‘We mean … dealing blow after blow to our enemies.’

Columbia Professors Cancel Classes in Solidarity With Pro-Hamas Activist in ICE Custody

One professor gave students an automatic 'A' for their canceled midterms

Columbia Student Activist in ICE Custody After Trump Admin Revokes Visa

Mahmoud Khalil, an encampment negotiator, pledged to push school to divest from Israel by 'any available means necessary'