ICE’s Sinister Lie to Arrest Ivy League Student Is Exposed
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ICE stormed into her dorm at dawn after giving the building manager a phony reason for being there.

A student at Columbia University was detained Thursday morning by federal immigration officers.

Columbia University President Claire Shipman said that “federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a ‘missing person.’” The school’s campus has been closed to outsiders since 2024.

The president did not name the student, but it has been confirmed to be Ellie Aghayeva, an undergraduate neuroscience student who was expected to graduate this year. She was taken from her dorm room at the school’s New York City campus at 6:30 am.

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  • Zak@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They wouldn’t, but the article says

    Columbia University officials and local lawmakers say ICE posed as NYPD cops and used the excuse of a phony missing child to gain access to the building

    If true, that is likely a crime.

    • ThePantser@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      8 months ago

      The whole situation is a crime. But impersonating a police officer should at least get the NYPD to do something. Don’t want ICE besmirching their good name do we?