Brief by Shorts91NewsDesk / 05:51pm on 15 Mar 2025,Saturday India Global
Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student at Columbia University, self-deported after her U.S. visa was revoked over alleged support for Hamas. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused her of advocating violence and terrorism, leading to the State Department's cancellation of her F-1 visa on March 5. Srinivasan utilized the newly launched CBP Home App to voluntarily leave the U.S. on March 11. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem emphasized that advocating for violence forfeits the privilege to reside in the U.S. In related actions, Palestinian student Leqaa Kordia was arrested for overstaying her visa, and the Trump administration withdrew $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University, citing inadequate protection of Jewish students.
