By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-25 21:45:43 | Updated at 2025-04-05 15:52:33
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The Columbia University student facing deportation after she was arrested at an anti-Israel protest can’t be detained by the feds, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Manhattan federal court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald issued a temporary restraining order blocking immigration authorities from detaining 21-year-old Columbia junior Yunseo Chung.
“I don’t think there is any evidence in the record that she would be a danger to the community,” Buchwald said in court before issuing the ruling.
Chung, a permanent US resident who emigrated from South Korea with her family at age 7, filed suit against the Trump administration Monday to prevent the feds from tossing her out of the country.
The Department of Homeland Security claimed Chung engaged in “concerning conduct,” including her arrest during a violent takeover of Barnard College’s Milstein Library on March 5.
DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin told The Post in a statement earlier Tuesday that Chung was “being sought for removal proceedings under immigration laws.”
