Fulbright scholar Ranjani Srinivasan's visa revoked, fled to Canada
May 2, 2026·Location: New York, NY
Country of origin: India
Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian citizen, Fulbright scholar, and Columbia doctoral student in urban planning, had her visa revoked by DHS without explanation. ICE agents visited her building three times, twice without a warrant. She fled to the United States and remains in Canada.
Sources
- How ICE Enforces Immigration Law At Columbia – Bwog
bwog.com·May 2, 2026·archived copy
- Knocks at the door, cat left behind: How Ranjani Srinivasan fled US last-minute after visa revocation - The Times of India
- The untold story of Ranjani Srinivasan: The Non-Binary scholar who chose self-deportation from US - The Times of India
- 'Never expected Columbia to let me down': Indian PhD student Ranjani Srinivasan after fleeing US post being labeled 'terrorist sympathizer' - Times of India
- Fear and Loathing: Ranjani Srinivasan, Fulbright scholar, doctoral candidate | Trials & Tribulations of King Donald
- Letter from Columbia student Ranjani Srinivasan after fleeing the United States to Canada
normanfinkelstein.com·Mar 22, 2025·archived copy
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