The recent actions by immigration officials, including the arrest of Leqaa Kordia for overstaying her student visa and the revocation of Ranjani Srinivasan's visa for advocating violence, illustrate the intensified crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists at Columbia University. Kordia’s visa was terminated due to low attendance, while the other student opted for self-deportation. Additionally, Mahmoud Khalil’s abrupt transfer to Louisiana raised concerns over his treatment and detention conditions, leading to legal actions that seek his release and question the motives behind his deportation.
Khalil was rushed from New York to Louisiana last weekend in a manner that left the outspoken Columbia University graduate student feeling like he was being kidnapped, his lawyers wrote in an updated lawsuit seeking his immediate release.
Kordia's visa was terminated in January 2022 for 'lack of attendance,' the department said. Kordia was previously arrested for her involvement in protests at Columbia in April 2024.
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