DHS says Columbia student taken into custody is illegal alien whose visa was terminated under Obama admin

"ICE arrested Elmina Aghayeva, an illegal alien from Azerbaijan, whose student visa was terminated in 2016 under the Obama administration for failing to attend classes. The building manager and her roommate let officers into the apartment. She has no pending appeals or applications with DHS."

"Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.' It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access."

ICE arrested Elmina Aghayeva, an Azerbaijani national whose student visa was terminated in 2016 for non-attendance. Federal agents entered a residential building at approximately 6:30 a.m., with Columbia University alleging they misrepresented their purpose as searching for a missing person. The university emphasized that law enforcement requires judicial warrants or subpoenas to access non-public campus areas, and that administrative warrants are insufficient. DHS clarified the detention occurred off-campus. The building manager and roommate allowed officers entry. Aghayeva has no pending appeals or applications with DHS.

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