Student sues University of Michigan over alleged surveillance tied to Gaza protests

Lawsuit says university and private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Josiah Walker

A University of Michigan student is suing the school, accusing it of violating his constitutional rights when it waged a vast undercover surveillance operation against him in response to his protest of Israel’s war in Gaza.

The lawsuit, which will be filed on Thursday in federal court by Cair-MI and U-M student Josiah Walker, claims the university and individual private investigators conspired to intimidate, terrorize and retaliate against Walker in 2024 and 2025.