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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Sam Levin and Robert Mackey

Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation

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Student Workers of Columbia union members protest the university’s recent policy changes and calls for protection of international students in New York, on Monday. Photograph: Dana Edwards/Reuters

A federal judge in Manhattan blocked immigration officials from detaining Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student and legal permanent resident the Trump administration is trying to deport for taking part in Gaza solidarity protests.

The 21-year-old green card holder, who has lived in the US since she was seven years old, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday, arguing the government is “attempting to use immigration enforcement as a bludgeon to suppress speech that they dislike”.

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