According to the department of homeland security ( DHS), a Columbia University junior who filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump‘s administration has been accused of engaging in” concerning conduct,” including being detained at an anti-Israel protest earlier this month.
As a young child, Yunseo Chung, 21, a women’s studies big, immigrated to the United States from South Korea with her family. She was detained on March 5 during a sit-in protest at Barnard College, charged with obstructing government regulation, and given a desk appearance ticket by the New York Police Department ( NYPD).
According to DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin,” Yunseo Chung has engaged in concerning do, including when she was arrested by the NYPD during a pro-Hamas rally at Barnard College.”
The opposition was prompted by two individuals ‘ expulsions from a Columbia University course on contemporary Israel in January by handing out racist flyers.
Chung continues to face the possibility of eradication despite her legal efforts to stop the deportation proceedings. According to McLaughlin,” She is being sought for elimination trials under the immigration rules.” ” Chung may have the opportunity to testify in front of an immigration judge.”
Chung’s authorized representatives assert that the president’s actions are intended to thwart her freedom of speech. Her legal team said in a statement that” the president’s retaliation against Ms. Chung comes in a broader context of retaliation against another noncitizens who have exercised their First Amendment right.”
Chung, a former dean of a high school, even held the position of social media writer for Quarto, Columbia University’s official academic literary magazine. She was not in national prison as of Monday.
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