The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday it arrested a Columbia University student protester for overstaying her visa, marking the latest arrest of a Columbia student involved in the pro-Palestinian protests last year and since targeted by the Trump administration.
The arrest was announced Friday. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)
DHS said in a statement the student is a Palestinian whose F-1 student visa expired in 2022.
This follows the arrest on Sunday of another Palestinian, Muhammad Khalil, a former Columbia student and legal resident, whose detention has led to a large outcry from the left and some on the right.
This follows the arrest on Sunday of another Palestinian, Muhammad Khalil, a former Columbia student and legal resident, whose detention has led to a large outcry from the left and some on the right.
DHS also announced in its Friday statement Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian national and Columbia student who also engaged in last year’s protest, deported herself this month after the State Department revoked her visa.
The DHS accused both Srinivasan and Kordia of supporting Hamas but did not provide evidence of the students’ alleged support for the militant group outside of claiming the protests they engaged in were pro-Hamas in nature, though many reports at the time of the protests described them as pro-Palestinian.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.