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Columbia Student Self-Deports Amid ICE Crackdown

An Indian PhD student at Columbia University, Ranjani Srinivasan, self-deported after her visa was revoked for allegedly supporting Hamas, according to the Department of State.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced the self-deportation of Ranjani Srinivasan on March 11, 2025, and the arrest of another Columbia University student for overstaying their visa, as reported by DHS.
Mahmoud Khalil, a detained Columbia student, claimed his arrest reflects anti-Palestinian racism by both the Trump and Biden administrations, according to his public statement.
Columbia University faces a $400 million federal grant cancellation due to its inaction regarding harassment of Jewish students, as declared by the Trump administration.

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Al Jazeera

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Columbia, I want my money back

As a Palestinian student, my time at Columbia University has been marked by fear, uncertainty and intimidation.

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Colorado Springs Gazette

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US seeks to deport pro-Palestinian Georgetown University student

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Columbia University student says his detention is indicative of anti-Palestinian racism in U.S.

A Columbia University student arrested and threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel gave his first public statement Tuesday, saying that his detention is indicative of “anti-Palestinian racism” demonstrated by both the Trump and Biden administrations.

10 days ago·Johnstown, United States

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Columbia University student says his detention shows anti-Palestinian racism in U.S.

In a letter dictated from a Louisiana immigration lockup and released by his attorney on Tuesday, the student, Mahmoud Khalil, said he is being "targeted" as part of a larger effort to repress Palestinians.

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Columbia University student says his detention is indicative of anti-Palestinian racism in US

A Columbia University student arrested and threatened with deportation for his role in campus protests against Israel gave his first public statement, saying that his detention is indicative of “anti-Palestinian racism” demonstrated by both the Trump and Biden administrations. In…

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New Mexico campus activists defiant after arrest, detention of Columbia student • Source New Mexico

“Students are well-aware of what they need to do to protect themselves and will not be backing down in fear of President Trump,” said Rakin Faruk, alumni advisor for UNM Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of New Mexico, after "Freedom for Palestine Day" at the New Mexico Legislature on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Austin Fisher / Source NM)In the wake of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s arrest of a Columbia student activi…

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