The Latest Breaking News from Ranjani Srinivasan

US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect

The Trump administration has paused new visa interviews for international students set to attend US universities.

Al Jazeera · May 28, 2025

Ice used ‘false pretenses’ for warrant to hunt for Columbia students, lawyers say

Ice used warrant application as ‘pretext’ to try to arrest two students in order to deport them

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025

The Crackdown on Campuses Is a Crackdown on Unions

Many students losing visas and research funding are union members. Some in the labor movement are pushing back.

Capital & Main · Apr 17, 2025

Hafta 529: US campus crackdown, defining patriotism, English media dominance

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pande are joined by The News Minute’s Dhanya Rajendran and The Wire’s Seema Chishti.

Newslaundry · Mar 22, 2025

Brown University professor deported despite judge’s order, defying US court

US prosecutors allege Rasha Alawieh had ‘sympathetic photos and videos’ related to key Hezbollah figures

The Guardian - US · Mar 17, 2025

Forced to flee US, Indian student says wrongly accused of ‘Hamas support’

Ranjani Srinivasan, the Chennai-based doctoral candidate at Columbia University who left the United States after their student visa was suddenly revoked, is still bewildered that her peripheral involvement in pro-Palestine protests has led to her being disenrolled from the university. 

Newslaundry · Mar 17, 2025

Trump administration mulling new travel restrictions on citizens from dozens of countries

New memo lists 41 countries – including Afghanistan, Cuba and Syria – that could face new restrictions, evoking first-term Muslim ban

The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2025

After Columbia arrests, international college students fall silent

International students and foreign faculty have watched the crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University with apprehension

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025

DOJ to investigate Columbia and its students for terrorism, top official says

Department of Homeland Security has already sent multiple agents to campus in last two weeks

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025

Columbia Protester 'Self-Deported' Days After Her Student Visa Was Revoked for 'Advocating for Terrorism'

A Columbia student who was involved in protests advocating for Palestine on campus reportedly used the latest version of the US Customs and Border Protection app to "self-deport" after her student visa was revoked.

Latin Times · Mar 14, 2025