Detained Columbia Protester Asks Judge to Order His Release
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A federal judge has barred the Trump administration from detaining a Columbia University student and lawful permanent resident whom federal agents have sought to detain and deport following her participation in an anti-Israel demonstration earlier this year.
Immigration authorities arrested Leqaa Kordia for allegedly overstaying her visa nearly a year after she attended a pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University.
Thousands of people nationwide have shown up at protests and rallies opposing ICE raids as unrest grows in response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
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ABC7 New York on MSNSeveral arrests as anti-ICE protesters return to Lower Manhattan for second night of demonstrationsSeveral people were arrested in Lower Manhattan on Wednesday night, as people once again rallied against the immigration policies of the Trump administration and the country-wide raids and roundups of undocumented immigrants.
Ryan Garcia, the Mexican-American boxer, spoke out about the ongoing protests sparked by ICE raids on undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles.
Trump's escalation of immigration arrests by shifting into workplaces ignited clashes between protesters and officers in the immigrant-heavy city.
The California National Guard will remain deployed in Los Angeles for now after an appeals court blocked a ruling against the Trump administration's deployment of the troops. The Trump administration's immigration crackdown in California has led to protests throughout Los Angeles.