Ellie Aghayeva, a Columbia University student from Azerbaijan who was arrested by ICE agents earlier in the day, was released after the New York Mayor raised her detention with President Trump

Ellie Aghayeva has been released after DHS detention. She said she is “safe and okay” and returning home. DHS says her student visa was terminated in 2016.

Columbia University student Ellie Aghayeva claims she was illegally arrested by DHS agents on campus, with the university president stating agents posed as a missing-person search.

Ellie Aghayeva said she was “safe and okay” and in “complete shock” over the incident

Federal immigration agents reportedly entered a Columbia University residence hall under false pretenses, claiming to search for a missing person, before arresting student Ellie Aghayeva from Azerbaijan.

Student Ellie Aghayeva sent a distress call to her Instagram followers, claiming she was arrested by 'fake police'.

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