As federal immigration agents turned up at her doorsteps for two consecutive days, Ranjani Srinivasan from Columbia University, who deported herself from the US last week after a fellow Palestinian student was detained,

Ranjani Srinivasan described her experience as “dystopian nightmare” where she felt at risk after fleeing the US. The third visit of the agents with judicial warrant didn't see Srinivasan at her home.

Columbia University, home to numerous international students, has emerged as a key battleground in the government's push to curb campus activism.

The DHS confirmed that an Indian Columbia University student self-deported after her visa was revoked for Hamas support, while a Palestinian student was arrested for overstaying her expired visa.

Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian student studying at Columbia University in the US, had her visa revoked for participating in a pro-Palestine demonstration. The US Department of Homeland Security states that she supported violence and terrorism,

Ranjani Srinivasan left behind her academic life at Columbia University and the life she had built since arriving in the US from India as a Fulbright scholar.

Ranjani Srinivasan, an international student at Columbia University, fled to Canada after her student visa was revoked, citing fears of federal immigration agents' actions. The Department of Homeland Security accused her of terrorist sympathies without providing evidence,