Immigration advocates said ICE did not have a proper warrant, and lied to detain the 29-year-old student, Elaina Aghayeva.
Federal agents allegedly gained entry to student's residence by posing as police officers searching for a missing child, sparking a major civil rights row.
Columbia's acting president said agents took a student into custody after allegedly making "misrepresentations" to gain access to the facility.
Elmina Aghayeva has a sizable social media following, with more than 113k followers on TikTok and 107k followers on Instagram.
Trump released a student his own administration labeled an “illegal alien” after a Democratic lawmaker asked him to.
Columbia student and online influencer Elmina Aghayeva was detained but later released after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ...
In a statement, acting president Claire Shipman said DHS agents made “misrepresentations” to gain entry to the residential building.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a Columbia University student whose visa allegedly expired during the Obama ...
Ellie Aghayeva, an international student of Columbia University, was arrested by the ICE officers from the university campus ...
Columbia University says ICE agents misrepresented a missing person search to enter campus housing and detain a student, raising warrant concerns.
( NewsNation) — Federal agents “made misrepresentations” to access a campus building and detain a student, Columbia University’s acting president says. The Department of Homeland Security says the ...
Department of Homeland Security agents took a Columbia University student into custody after posing as NYPD officers — complete with fake badges — to gain entry to campus housing, ...