The Ivy League student who allegedly made threats of a mass shooting and antisemitic violence at Cornell University has been criminally charged.

Court documents show that 21-year-old Patrick Dai, a junior at Cornell has been federally charged in connection with the threats following an investigation by the Joint Terrorism Task Force.

"It is concerning, of course, that the threats came from within the campus. It must be particularly frightening for students to think that someone they sat in class with or socialized with could make such threats," said William A. Jacobson, a Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Securities Law Clinic at Cornell Law School. "I hope that there will be a full and transparent investigation of his connections, if any, to any groups or others who may have known of the threats."

Two law enforcement officials say Dai is currently being questioned by law enforcement.

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Cornell University administrators dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements appeared on a discussion board on Sunday.

Reports state that Dai posted threats to shoot up a multicultural dining room on campus and also called for the deaths of Jewish people and threatened to bring an assault rifle to campus.

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If convicted, prosecutors say Dai faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and a term of supervised release of up to 3 years. He is expected to be arraigned Wednesday in federal court in Syracuse.

"I don't know him or anything about him at all. He does not appear to have much of an internet trail, at least not that still exists. I don't know if he was politically active or not, I'm sure that will come out as more information is released," said Professor Jacobson.

Cornell Vice President for University Relations Joel M. Malina said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday, "Cornell University is grateful to the FBI for working so swiftly to identify and apprehend the suspect in this case, a Cornell student, who remains in custody. We also thank Cornell Police and Chief Anthony Bellamy for extraordinary efforts in supporting the investigation and protecting our campus community. The university will continue to provide assistance to law enforcement and the U.S. Attorney’s Office as this case moves forward."

"We remain shocked by and condemn these horrific, antisemitic threats and believe they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We know that our campus community will continue to support one another in the days ahead. Cornell Police will maintain its heightened security presence on campus as the university continues to focus on supporting the needs of our students, faculty and staff," Malina added. 

Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report. 

Three bills seeking to expand and strengthen Pennsylvania's anti-hate crime statutes were passed Tuesday by the state House of Representatives.

All members of the chamber's Democratic majority supported the proposals along with a handful of Republicans, voting amid national concerns about a spike in hate crimes during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

Hate crimes overall increased in the U.S. last year, according to a report released by the FBI earlier this month. The annual report showed hate crimes increased by 7% to 11,634 cases in 2022 compared to the previous year.

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Sponsors of the proposed changes in Pennsylvania said the state experienced a sharp increase in hate crimes in 2021, more than any other year since tracking of such incidents began in 1997.

The legislation also comes on the heels of the five-year mark since the Tree of Life shooting that killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue building, an attack driven by the gunman's antisemitic hatred.

One bill would change the state's ethnic intimidation statute to a "hate-based intimidation" law and extend its protections to include victims targeted because of their race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age and disability, including autism. The measure, which passed 116-86, would provide a way for victims to sue.

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A second bill, approved on a vote of 112 to 90, addresses how law enforcement investigates hate crimes, requiring annual training about how to investigate, identify and report hate crimes. The training would be done in consultation with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the state attorney general.

The third measure, which passed 111-91, would have higher education institutions expand their online and anonymous reporting options to include hate crime for students and employees. It also encourages training for K-12 school employees in identifying and addressing hate incidents. The attorney general's office, which oversees a youth violence prevention program, will be required to incorporate training on how to recognize and report hate-based intimidation.

"The conflict in Israel has Jewish and Muslim Pennsylvanians feeling afraid – afraid to leave home, afraid to practice their faith, afraid to gather with their communities at a time when such events would bring them the most comfort," the bills’ sponsor, Rep. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, said in a statement.

The measures were sent to the state Senate for its consideration.