Elon Musk took to his X profile to promote the CBP Home app assisting in self-deportation shortly after Ranjani Srinivasan relied on the feature.

Srinivasan’s situation is part of a broader crackdown by the Trump administration on pro-Palestinian demonstrators through the use of federal immigration powers. She is one of several noncitizens at Columbia University who have been targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in recent days.

Srinivasan's troubles began when she became entangled in the government's crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests. Despite no evidence being provided, she was accused of supporting violence and links to Hamas.

The DHS confirmed that an Indian Columbia University student self-deported after her visa was revoked for Hamas support, while a Palestinian student was arrested for overstaying her expired visa.

Ranjani Srinivasan described her experience as “dystopian nightmare” where she felt at risk after fleeing the US. The third visit of the agents with judicial warrant didn't see Srinivasan at her home.

Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student at Columbia University, self-deported from the US after her visa was revoked over alleged support of Ha

Ranjani Srinivasan, an international student at Columbia University, fled to Canada after her student visa was revoked, citing fears of federal immigration agents' actions. The Department of Homeland Security accused her of terrorist sympathies without providing evidence,

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said when you advocate for violence and terrorism, that privilege should be revoked, and you should not be in this country.

As federal immigration agents turned up at her doorsteps for two consecutive days, Ranjani Srinivasan from Columbia University, who deported herself from the US last week after a fellow Palestinian student was detained,

Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian student supporting Hamas deported from U.S. after visa revoked, part of crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists.