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.

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.

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.

The DHS confirmed that an Indian Columbia University student self-deported after her visa was revoked for Hamas support, while a Palestinian student was arrested for overstaying her expired visa.

Ranjani Srinivasan, an international student at Columbia University, fled to Canada after her student visa was revoked, citing fears of federal immigration agents' actions.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,

Ranjani Srinivasan’s student visa was revoked on March 5 for “advocating for violence and terrorism,” the Homeland Security Department said in a statement Friday.

Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian national and a doctoral student at Columbia University, has voluntarily left the United States after her visa was revoked for allegedly "advocating violence and terrorism.