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A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests and was asked to surrender by US immigration officials says he was leaving the United States, citing fear of detention and threats to his personal safety. Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies and dual citizen of the UK and The Gambia, has participated in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s war in Gaza following an October 2023 Hamas attack. His attorneys said last month that he was asked to turn himself in and that his student visa was being revoked.

The people who are speaking out against deporting Cornell student Momodou Taal are falsely saying that this is about free speech.In reality, when the Ithaca Voice wrote an article about Taal, it included the following:https://ithacavoice.org/2024/10/cornell-halts-suspension-efforts-for-international-student-involved-in-job-fair-protest/Over 100 students and faculty were involved and unlawfully entered the Statler Hotel on campus to shut down a career fair where representatives from Boeing and L3Harris were recruiting. Protestors pushed past a blockade of university police officers to enter the hotel.First of all, please note the use of the phrase “unlawfully entered.” Trespassing is a crime.Second, please note that his illegal activity caused the cancellation...