Who is Ellie Aghayeva? Columbia student abruptly released by ICE after Mamdani’s meeting with Trump

Ellie Aghayeva, a Columbia University student who was detained by the federal immigration authorities on Thursday morning, was abruptly released a few hours later. She was reportedly released after an apparent intervention by US President Donald Trump, who was meeting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. The ICE agencies had allegedly gained entry to the…

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Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva arrested by ICE after agents entered campus housing on ‘missing person’ claim

A student at Columbia University was arrested early Thursday (February 26) by federal immigration agents who allegedly entered her campus residence by claiming they were searching for a “missing person,” according to her attorneys and the university. The student, Ellie Aghayeva, is originally from Azerbaijan and is studying neuroscience and political science. Her lawyers said…

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