Fri Oct 11 22:00:00 UTC 2024: ## Cornell Student Cleared for Deportation After Re-Enrollment Following Gaza Solidarity Activism
**Ithaca, NY** – Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student at Cornell University, is no longer facing deportation after the university allowed him to re-enroll, extending his visa. Taal had been suspended for participating in a campus protest calling on Cornell to divest from Israel.
The decision comes after a public pressure campaign demanding Cornell end their political campaign against Taal. The student faced potential deportation after his visa was revoked following his activism in solidarity with Gaza.
In a statement, Taal said, “I have no regrets. There will never come a time where I say to myself that I went too hard for Gaza. We still haven’t done near enough to stop the genocide.”
This incident has sparked renewed activism on college campuses across the country. Students are organizing protests, vigils, and other actions under the banner of a “Week of Rage” to mark the one-year anniversary of the war against Gaza.
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