Ellie Aghayeva, a Columbia University senior and TikTok and Instagram influencer, found herself in federal immigration detention for about nine hours after federal agents arrested her at a university residential building. This whole situation has left Columbia officials absolutely furious, especially since they claim the agents used a bold-faced lie to get onto campus in the first place.
The university alleges that agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) entered the building around 6:30 AM on Thursday without a warrant. They supposedly misrepresented their purpose, claiming they were searching for a “missing child.” Acting President Claire Shipman stated that security cameras even caught the agents in the hallway showing pictures of this alleged missing child.
