Court Case

USA v. Zainab, Hakim, et al.

June 2026
Ann Arbor, MI
Antisemitism

[EDMI] Eight individuals associated with the University of Michigan were indicted for their alleged roles in conspiracies to threaten University of Michigan leaders, law enforcement, and businesses, including the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit. A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Zainab Aliasgar Hakim (Canton, Michigan), Amatullah Aliasgar Hakim (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Paige Elizabeth Feyock (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Ahmet Kerem Korkaya (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), Jonathan Hongru Zou (Ann Arbor, Michigan), Alexander Matthew Sepulveda (Chicago, Illinois), Mariam Muhammed Odeh (Dearborn, Michi, and Colin Hunter Weger (Ann Arbor, Michigan). According to the indictment, on October 20, 2023, the defendants publicly posted a list of demands on social media directed at University of Michigan leadership. Among the demands, they required the University to make a "full and complete divestment" from Israel and any businesses supporting Israel. Unsatisfied by the University's response, the defendants "prepared to take action" against the leadership by what they called "autonomous actions," which included forcibly entering and occupying University of Michigan buildings, defacing buildings, and blocking and disrupting events on campus. They also posted threats on the internet that included photos of their "autonomous actions."

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