Federal agents release #ColumbiaU student after university says they used false pretenses to enter building & detain her

#ICE gained entry by lying., pretending they were local police looking for a missing person.

Lucky for her, #Mamdani intervened.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/us/columbia-university-student-detained-ice

Federal agents release Columbia student after university says they used false pretenses to enter building and detain her

Ellie Aghayeva – a Columbia University student who was detained early Thursday after the university said federal immigration agents allegedly used false pretenses to enter a campus residential building – has been released, she confirmed on her Instagram account.

CNN