A federal judge in New York has ruled that immigration officials may not detain a Columbia University student while she challenges her potential deportation, following her arrest at a pro-Palestinian protest earlier this month.
U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald issued the ruling from the bench during a March 25 hearing in Manhattan, stating that the government had not presented sufficient evidence to justify immediate immigration detention of 21-year-old Yunseo Chung.
Chung, a permanent resident who lawfully immigrated to the United States from South Korea at the age of 7, filed a lawsuit on March 24 against President Donald Trump and senior administration officials. She is seeking to halt an effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to remove her from the country, which her legal team argues is politically motivated….