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“Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favorable ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety,” Taal, 31, said in a social media post Monday.
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“Today I took the decision to leave the United States, free and with my head held high,” Taal posted on social media.
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A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by U.S. immigration officials said on Monday he was leaving the United States, citing fear of dete...
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Cornell Student Activist Fighting Deportation Has Left US
A Cornell University graduate student activist targeted by the Trump administration for deportation says he voluntarily left the country after losing a bid to block his removal.
Cornell student activist chooses to leave US after judge denies bid to immediately block deportation
A Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations says he is leaving the United States voluntarily after a judge denied a request that the government not take steps to deport him.
Cornell University student activist whose visa was revoked announces departure from the U.S.
A Cornell University graduate student whose visa was revoked following his involvement in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its actions against pro-Palestinian student protesters announced Monday that he will be leaving the U.
Foreign Student Protester Wanted By Trump DHS Ends Up Deporting Himself
A foreign student protester who celebrated the Oct. 7 massacre and repeatedly called for the downfall of the United States
Pro-Palestinian protester on student visa among the first to self-deport
Momodou Taal, 31, had his visa revoked over anti-Israel activities and was suspended twice by Cornell last year for refusing to leave a campus encampment.
Cornell student targeted by Trump admin says he’s leaving US
Cornell University student Momodou Taal, whose visa was revoked over his involvement in pro-Palestinian campus protests, said he left the United States voluntarily on Monday after a judge declined
Pro-Palestinian Cornell Student to Leave US After Officials Asked for Surrender
A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by U.S. immigration officials said on Monday he was leaving the United States, citing fear of detention and threats to his personal safety.
Cornell Student Who Faced Deportation Says He Has Left U.S.
Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student who had been suspended by the university after participating in pro-Palestinian protests, said he “took the decision to leave the United States.”
University student targeted by Trump leaves the US
A Cornell University graduate student who had his US visa revoked due to protest activities against Israel has chosen to leave the US rather than be deported. Momodou Taal, who is a joint citizen of the UK and The Gambia,
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British Cornell student’s F-1 visa revoked, leaves US amid deportation fears over pro-Palestine protests
Sharing his side of the story, the Cornell student took to his X profile this week to push out a statement about his current status. “Today I took the decision to leave the United States, free and with my head held high,
Cornell University
A senior official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security claimed, without evidence, that the student was a "terrorist sympathizer." At least nine students between the University of Colorado and Colorado State University have had their student visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security,
Anti-Israel Ivy League student who sued Trump dismisses case, says he has voluntarily left US
Momodou Taal, a Cornell University foreign grad student who had his visa revoked after protesting against Israel, is dismissing his lawsuit against Trump.
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