A student at Columbia University was detained Thursday morning by federal immigration officers.

Columbia University President Claire Shipman said that “federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person.’” The school’s campus has been closed to outsiders since 2024.

The president did not name the student, but it has been confirmed to be Ellie Aghayeva, an undergraduate neuroscience student who was expected to graduate this year. She was taken from her dorm room at the school’s New York City campus at 6:30 am.

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  • She does not talk about politics on her social media accounts, save for one video she posted last year displaying a chart of her political ideology.

    Just ONE image of the political conpass with the dot being on Lib-Left… pretty sure that was the only reason

    “Just got off the phone with President Trump. In our meeting earlier, I shared my concerns about Columbia student Elaina Aghayeva, who was detained by ICE this morning. He has just informed me that she will be released imminently,” Mamdani said in a social media announcement.

    Shortly after Mamdani’s statement, Aghayeva confirmed that she had been released from ICE detention and was going back to her apartment.

    “I am safe and okay,” she wrote, adding, “I am so sorry but I am in complete shock over what happened.”

    Hmm interesting…

    I wonder what would’ve happened if Cuomo was in that position… would he even fight it? (probably not lol)