Columbia University student can't be detained by immigration officials for now, judge rules

Thomson Reuters

· Posted: Mar 25, 2025 10:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

A Korean American Columbia University student, who is simply a ineligible imperishable U.S. nonmigratory and has participated successful pro-Palestinian protests, cannot beryllium detained by national migration officials for present arsenic she fights the medication of U.S. President Donald Trump implicit attempts to deport her, a justice ruled connected Tuesday.

Yunseo Chung, 21, has lived successful the U.S. since she was seven, and sued the Trump medication connected Monday to forestall her deportation. Her ineligible squad was informed this period that her lawful imperishable nonmigratory presumption was being revoked, according to tribunal records successful the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Trump has pledged to deport overseas pro-Palestinian protesters and has accused them of supporting Hamas militants, of posing hurdles for U.S. overseas argumentation and of being antisemitic.

Protesters, including immoderate Jewish groups, accidental the medication wrongly conflates their disapproval of Israel and enactment for Palestinian rights with antisemitism and enactment for Hamas. Human rights advocates condemn the government's moves.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleged Chung engaged successful concerning conduct, including erstwhile she was antecedently arrested by constabulary during a protestation astatine Barnard College that DHS termed "pro-Hamas."

Chung has not yet been arrested by national officials. Immigration agents made aggregate visits to her residences looking for her.

Order preventing detainment

U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald connected Tuesday issued a impermanent restraining bid against the authorities that prevents Chung from being detained, tribunal records showed.

Actions against Chung signifier portion of a signifier of authorities efforts against pro-Palestinian voices captious of Israel's subject battle connected Gaza, her suit said.

Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested this period and is legally challenging his detention, is besides a lawful imperishable resident. Trump, without evidence, accused Khalil of supporting Hamas, which Khalil denies.

Badar Khan Suri, an Indian studying astatine Georgetown University, was detained past week. A national justice barred Suri's deportation.

U.S. officials person asked Cornell University pupil Momodou Taal to crook himself in, his attorneys say, adding his visa was being revoked.