Posted on 03/14/2025 3:41:57 PM PDT by 11th_VA
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced that one of the Columbia students who had her student visa revoked for advocating for violence and terrorism self-deported using the CBP Home App and ICE arrested a Palestinian student for overstaying her expired F-1 visa.
Ranjani Srinivasan, a citizen and national of India, entered the United States on a F-1 student visa as doctoral student in Urban Planning at Columbia University. Srinivasan was involved in activities supporting Hammas, a terrorist organization. On March 5, 2025, the Department of State revoked her visa. The Department of Homeland Security has obtained video footage of her using the CBP Home App to self-deport on March 11.
Another student Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from West Bank, was arrested by ICE HSI Newark officers for overstaying her expired F-1 student visa. Her visa terminated on January 26, 2022, for lack of attendance. Previously, in April 2024 Kordia was arrested for her involvement in pro-Hamas protests at Columbia University in New York City.
The below statement is attributable to Secretary Noem:
“It is a privilege to be granted a visa to live and study in the United States of America. When you advocate for violence and terrorism that privilege should be revoked, and you should not be in this country. I am glad to see one of the Columbia University terrorist sympathizers use the CBP Home app to self-deport.”
May it always be this easy.
Trump says one of his favorite words is tariffs.
Needs to put self-deportation high up on his list as well.
Can someone explain what a self deport is when utilizing the app? I assume they simply left the country, and enters that fact on the app?
I don’t care if she used the app to self deport, which allows possible return to US in future) she should be put on the “never to return” list.
it allows them to self deport and at some point to be able to apply properly wait their turn and come back.
Thank you both for the explanation.
“ Kordia’s visa was terminated in January 2022 for lack of attendance, and she was arrested in April 2024 over her involvement in the pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
Columbia has no record of this individual being registered as a current or former student at the University,” a university spokesperson said.”
And yet three years later this vermin was still in the States. Intersting to know who was paying her bills?
I think I read previously, there is tracking of some kind or some way they follow up. I believe too if they enter on the app they want to self deport they can have assistance if they don’t have ability to leave themself (need a flight etc)
-PJ
well the question remains did she self deport or voluntarily return -VR (to her countrywas she under order of deportation or removal? ..dep/removal ortation is a formal procedure and reentry after deportation normally is a felony
8 usc 1326 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1326
The Trump Admin reversed it from being an auto asylum app to auto self deport app.
What was she doing the whole time she was in the country?
“Columbia has no record of this individual being registered as a current or former student at the University,” a university spokesperson said.”
Good luck with that.
The university had an army of leftist crazies that were registered as current or former students.
Their federal money is being slashed as we speak.
I believe the belief is if they self deport, they have a better chance at coming in the legal way.
“ What was she doing the whole time she was in the country?”
Wonder how many taxpayer-funded freebies she availed herself of while she was in this country.
And how does an illegal alien from Gaza just get on a plane to Canada? Why would Canada want an illegal alien? Seems this filthy Palestinian will just come back here when Trump is no longer POTUS.
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