Pro-Palestinian Foreign Student at Cornell Ordered to Surrender Himself to ICE

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The student activist has sued the Trump administration to stop the deportation of those accused of anti-Semitism.

A pro-Palestinian activist and foreign graduate student at Cornell University who sued the Trump administration to stop the deportation of those accused of anti-Semitism has been ordered to surrender to immigration authorities.

The Department of Justice on Friday forwarded a message from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructing the student, Momodou Taal, to report to the agencyโ€™s Syracuse, New York, office to surrender himself into custody, according to court documents.

Taal, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Gambia, is one of three Cornell students who sued on March 15 to challenge a pair of presidential orders.

Both orders were signed Jan. 29 by President Donald Trump. One mandates stricter screening and vetting procedures to prevent individuals deemed national security risks from entering the country. The other calls for, among other things, the prosecution, removal, and other legal action against both citizens and non-citizens engaged in anti-Semitic activities.

Taal and his co-plaintiffs argue that the combined effect of these orders is to suppress criticism of the Israeli government and participation in pro-Palestinian advocacy, such as protests against Israelโ€™s military operations in Gaza. In their complaint, Taalโ€™s attorneys contend that he โ€œlives in constant fear that he may be arrested by immigration officials or police as a result of his speech,โ€ and is afraid to travel to London to visit his family.

Taalโ€™s activism has drawn controversy in the past. On Oct. 7, 2023โ€”the day thousands of Hamas-led terrorists attacked Israel in a spree of killing and kidnappingโ€”he posted โ€œGlory to the resistance!โ€ along with a Palestinian flag on social media platform X.

Cornell first suspended Taal in April 2024 for his role in organizing a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. He was suspended again in September 2024 after he and other students disrupted a career fair attended by defense contractors L3Harris and Boeing, both suppliers of military equipment to Israel. The university said the disruption involved shoving police officers, threatening recruiters, and preventing other students from participating in the fair.

Under F-1 visa regulations, international students who receive two to three suspensions risk having their student visas revoked and being ordered to leave the country. However, Taal was ultimately allowed to continue his studies.

Byย Bill Pan

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