"Just got off the phone with President Trump. In our meeting earlier, I shared my concerns about Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva, who was detained by ICE this morning. He just informed me that she will be released imminently."
"ICE arrested Elmina Aghayeva, an illegal alien from Azerbaijan, whose student visa was terminated in 2016 under the Obama administration for failing to attend classes. The building manager and her roommate let officers into the apartment. She has no pending appeals or applications with DHS."
"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.' It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access."
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Trump at an unscheduled White House meeting Thursday and discussed Columbia University student Elaina Aghayeva's ICE detention. Trump informed Mamdani the student would be released imminently. The Department of Homeland Security stated Aghayeva, from Azerbaijan, was detained for being in the country illegally after her student visa was terminated in 2016 for failing to attend classes. Columbia University expressed concern that ICE agents misrepresented themselves as searching for a missing person to gain building entry, emphasizing that law enforcement requires judicial warrants to access university housing and facilities.
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