Indian PhD candidate at Columbia University faces deportation from the U.S. for alleged pro-Hamas sympathies, seeks refuge in Canada.

Columbia University's Ranjani Srinivasan self-deported after the US revoked her student visa for alleged pro-terrorist activities. Homeland officials cited her participation in pro-Palestine protests.

An Indian national and doctoral scholar from Columbia University, Ranjani Srinivasa, self-deported using the CBP Home App on March 11 after her visa was revoked, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced. Ranjani Srinivasan, a student of Urban Planning at the university, had entered the US on an F-1 student visa.