On the night of the widely publicised Hamilton Hall occupation, Ranjani Srinivasan claims was not part of the demonstration but was returning home when she found the streets barricaded.

Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities. That was just the start of her odyssey.

The Department of Homeland Security arrested a second student involved in the protests at Columbia University.

Srinivasan’s situation is part of a broader crackdown by the Trump administration on pro-Palestinian demonstrators through the use of federal immigration powers. She is one of several noncitizens at Columbia University who have been targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent days.