DHS arrests second Columbia student involved in anti-Israel protests, another self-deports

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The Department of Homeland Security arrested a student involved in last spring’s Columbia University pro-Palestinian protests Friday, while another exited the United States on her own accord.

Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian from the West Bank who stayed in the U.S. on an expired visa, was arrested by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Newark officers on Friday. Indian national Ranjani Srinivasan used the Customs and Border Protection Home app to self-deport herself after her visa was revoked.

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