Sat Mar 15 02:42:48 UTC 2025: ## Indian Student Self-Deports After US Visa Revocation for Alleged Hamas Support
**New York, March 15, 2025** – An Indian doctoral student at Columbia University, Ranjani Srinivasan, has voluntarily left the United States after her visa was revoked for allegedly supporting Hamas, a designated terrorist organization. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that Srinivasan’s visa was revoked on March 5th and that she utilized the CBP Home App to self-deport on March 11th. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem lauded the self-deportation in a statement on X (formerly Twitter), emphasizing that supporting violence and terrorism forfeits the privilege of a US visa.
This action follows the recent arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist also associated with pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, who faces deportation. President Donald Trump has indicated that Khalil’s arrest is the first of many targeting students involved in what he termed “pro-terrorist, anti-Semitic, anti-American activity.” Another student, Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank, was also arrested for visa overstay, adding to the escalating tension surrounding student activism at the university. The DHS provided video evidence of Srinivasan’s self-deportation via the CBP Home App.
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