Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose Funding
Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson were finishing their graduate degrees abroad because of targeting by the Trump administration. Cornell is ordering them back to campus. The post Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose Funding appeared first on The Intercept .
Cornell University has reneged on its promise to assist two graduate students, Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson, who are facing potential deportation and loss of funding due to their involvement in a pro-Palestine protest. The students, who had previously been told they could continue their studies abroad with financial assistance, now face the prospect of returning to the United States and being detained by immigration authorities.
A petition on The Intercept claims that Cornell is targeting students for their protest activities, a claim the university denies. Taal and Thomas-Johnson, who are struggling to pay for living expenses without the Cornell funding, fear for their safety and well-being if they are forced to return to the U.S.
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