Detained Columbia student freed after Mamdani-Trump talks
TL;DR
Columbia University students protested after federal agents detained a student by misrepresenting themselves to gain access to a campus residence; hours later, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said President Trump had agreed to immediately release her.
- Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump AP News
- Columbia Student Arrested by ICE in a University Building Is Released - The New York Times The New York Times
- Detained Columbia student released after Mamdani talks with Trump The Guardian
- Emergency rally to protest ICE detainment of Elmina Aghayeva, GS ’26, draws nearly 100 faculty, students, community members Columbia Daily Spectator
- NYC mayor says Trump agreed to immediately release Columbia University student seized by ICE Los Angeles Times
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