"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a missing person. We are working to gather more details. She added 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 identification badge swipe access."
"An administrative warrant is not sufficient, she said, referring to an internal document that the DHS has used to justify searches for undocumented immigrants that are not approved by a judge. Rights groups have called the practice illegal."
Columbia University condemned DHS agents for making misrepresentations to gain access to a residential building to detain student Elmina Aghayeva. Acting President Claire Shipman stated that federal agents entered the building at 6:30am claiming to search for a missing person. The university emphasized that law enforcement requires judicial warrants or subpoenas to access non-public university areas, and that administrative warrants used by DHS for undocumented immigrant searches are insufficient. Rights groups have called this practice illegal. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani intervened, speaking with President Trump about the situation, resulting in the student's release.
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