A Columbia University student was arrested early Thursday by federal immigration agents who gained entry to her student housing by posing as investigators searching for a “missing person,” according to her attorneys and a statement from the school’s president.
The student, Ellie Aghayeva, is a senior from Azerbaijan who is studying neuroscience and political science, her attorneys said. A self-described content creator, she has gained a wide audience on social media, where she often shares stories about navigating the Ivy League school as an immigrant.
