Harvard Professor Leaves US After Arrest with Pellet Gun Near Synagogue, Said He Was Hunting Rats

Harvard professor leaves US after arrest with pellet gun near synagogue, said he was hunting rats

BOSTON (AP) — Homeland Security officials described the incident in October as antisemitic, but in a social media post days afterward, Temple Beth Zion in the Boston metropolitan area town of Brookline said it did not appear to be motivated by antisemitism.

Harvard law professor leaves US after arrest with pellet gun near synagogue; said he was hunting rats

A Harvard visiting law professor from Brazil who told police he was shooting at rats when he fired a pellet gun near a synagogue during Yom Kippur has left the United States after his visa was revoked, federal officials and his lawyer confirmed on Dec. 4.

NEWS HEADLINES: ICE Strikes Harvard — Professor OUT!

A Brazilian Harvard Law professor who fired a pellet gun near a synagogue and claimed he was “hunting rats” has agreed to leave the United States after being arrested by ICE, raising serious questions about how foreign nationals with concerning behavior patterns managed to secure prestigious academic positions in America. Story Snapshot Harvard Law professor pleaded guilty to illegally firing air rifle near Boston synagogue Told police he was “h…