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.

The Columbia University student detained by ICE on Thursday was released, she announced on social media. Ellie Aghayeva said ...

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.

Columbia University’s president said DHS agents misrepresented themselves in order to gain access to the building.

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

Federal agents allegedly gained entry to student's residence by posing as police officers searching for a missing child, sparking a major civil rights row.

Columbia University said Department of Homeland Security agents “made misrepresentations” about searching for a missing ...

Columbia's acting president said agents took a student into custody after allegedly making "misrepresentations" to gain access to the facility.

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

Trump released a student his own administration labeled an “illegal alien” after a Democratic lawmaker asked him to.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) told Fox News Digital that agents detained a Columbia University student who was in the country illegally. The student, who DHS identified as Elmina Aghayeva, ...