"Federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a missing person."
"ICE agents impersonated the NYPD with fake badges and a phony missing persons bulletin for a 5-year-old girl. They purposefully deceived campus housing/security to gain entry to the student's apartment. The level of civil rights violations that took place is staggering."
"Columbia became a symbol for President Trump's immigration enforcement on college campuses nearly a year ago when federal agents detained Mahmoud Khalil, a former graduate student and leader in the pro-Palestinian movement, in his university-owned apartment building."
Federal Department of Homeland Security agents entered a Columbia University residential building early Thursday morning and detained a student after making misrepresentations to gain entry. According to Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, ICE agents impersonated NYPD officers with fake badges and presented a false missing persons bulletin for a 5-year-old girl to deceive campus housing and security. Columbia's Acting President Claire Shipman confirmed the university is gathering details and providing legal support to the detained student. The incident reflects ongoing immigration enforcement actions on college campuses, following a similar detention of a graduate student nearly a year prior.
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