Cornell student sues Trump to stop deportation of pro-Palestine student activists
A British graduate student, suspended for his pro-Palestine activism at Cornell University, is suing US President Donald Trump to stop his attempt at deporting international students and scholars who support Palestine and protest against the war on Gaza.
Momodou Taal, 31, has joined forces with a fellow graduate student, a scholar at Cornell University, and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) to file a lawsuit challenging Trump's executive orders, which Taal has described as a "threat to millions in the US and worldwide".
"Today on the advice of counsel, we have sought a national injunction against Trump's executive orders. This is because we cannot allow international students, faculty, immigrants and people with conscience to live in perpetual fear, with the threat of illegal detention hanging over our heads," Taal said in a statement.