Children should not receive free public education unless they are lawfully present in the U.S., a new Heritage Foundation ...

President Donald Trump was seemingly so charmed by New York City Mayor Zorhan Mamdani that he ordered the release of someone ...

Federal officials had misrepresented themselves to gain access, according to the university. Mayor Zohran Mamdani said ...

A Columbia University student was detained inside a dorm after Department of Homeland Security agents misrepresented themselves and claimed to be searching for a “missing person,” the university said.

Ellie Aghayeva was detained by immigration agents—no one knew why or what would happen next. Then Mayor Mamdani got involved.

Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva was released by immigration enforcement Thursday afternoon after she was detained ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The Columbia University student detained by ICE on Thursday was released, she announced on social media. Ellie Aghayeva said she “got out a little while ago” at around 3:45 p.m. on ...

By Maria Tsvetkova and Luc Cohen NEW YORK, Feb 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents misrepresented themselves as searching for a missing person when they entered a Columbia ...

Elmina Aghayeva has a sizable social media following, with more than 113k followers on TikTok and 107k followers on Instagram.

Columbia’s president said ICE agents claimed to be searching for a missing child in order to gain entry to a school building and even showed photos.

Immigration advocates said ICE did not have a proper warrant, and lied to detain the 29-year-old student, Ellie Aghayeva.

ICE detained a Columbia student after agents entered a residence hall claiming a missing person search, the university said.