Overview

• Ranjani Srinivasan, a Columbia University PhD student, fled to Canada after her F-1 visa was revoked by the US Department of State on March 5, citing undisclosed information.
• The Department of Homeland Security accused Srinivasan of supporting Hamas, but no evidence was provided to substantiate the claims, which her lawyers strongly deny.
• Federal agents visited Srinivasan's apartment multiple times, creating an atmosphere of fear and prompting her to leave the US before they returned with a judicial warrant.
• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem publicly labeled Srinivasan a 'terrorist sympathizer' and celebrated her departure as a 'self-deportation.'
• Srinivasan's visa revocation led to her disenrollment from Columbia University, effectively ending her academic career in the US and raising broader concerns about free speech and due process for international students.