21 Year Old Columbia Student Yunseo Chung Facing Deportation After Pro-Palestine Protest

Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia University student and legal U.S. resident since childhood, is now facing deportation after attending pro-Palestine protests.

Homeland Security agents, under direction from the Trump-era ICE playbook, are allegedly targeting her over a minor protest-related misdemeanor—despite the university confirming she broke no school rules.

Chung, who came to America from Korea at just 7 years old and was her high school’s valedictorian, is now fighting back in court. Her legal team says this is part of a broader crackdown on constitutionally protected speech.