Trump wants to deport Cornell activist over lawsuit: Student
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Britain

The United States President at the time, Donald Trump, held a press conference with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on February 27, 2025.

There is an ongoing effort by the Trump administration to deport a Cornell University graduate who is also an activist. The student had his student visa canceled shortly before he took legal action against the president and the Department of Homeland Security for the detention of individuals involved in protests supporting Palestine.

The Justice Department under Trump’s administration states that the deportation is solely based on the individual’s lack of legal immigration status. However, the student’s legal team views this deportation attempt as a clear act of intimidation.

Momodou Taal, the activist being sought for deportation, is one of three students at the New York Ivy League college, along with a Cornell professor, who are suing Trump for what they say is a “campaign against free speech — particularly as it targets international students and scholars who protest or express support for Palestinian rights,” according to the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC).

The ADC, along with co-counsel, is representing Taal and claims Trump has “unconstitutionally silenced” him and other people living in the United States from “speaking, hearing, or engaging with viewpoints critical of the U.S. government” through deportation and EOs, the group’s lawsuit says. The ADC points to the recent detainment and attempted deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, described in the lawsuit as “a former Columbia University graduate student and prominent participant in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations.”

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