"We know from the message that acting president of Columbia, Claire Shipmen, sent to the community, that Columbia has security footage of the ICE agents entering the building and making false claims about why they were there. It is in the public interest to know how they lied, what they said, whether they presented false identification, whether they brandished a missing child poster, and all of what happened leading up to the abduction of Ellie."
"Aghayeva, a native of Azerbaijan, was taken into custody by ICE agents on Feb. 26; witnesses said the agents falsely identified themselves to gain access to the campus. The student was later released after Mayor Zohran Mamdani directly appealed to President Donald Trump during their Oval Office meeting that day."
On March 2, Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Assemblymember Micah Lasher, and other elected officials gathered outside Columbia University demanding the release of surveillance and bodycam footage from ICE agents' arrest of student Ellie Aghayeva on February 26. The Azerbaijani student was taken into custody after ICE agents falsely claimed to be searching for a missing child to gain campus access. She was later released following Mayor Zohran Mamdani's direct appeal to President Trump. Officials argue the public has a right to see the footage to determine if ICE agents broke the law, presented false identification, or committed other violations during the operation.
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