(CNN) A Cornell graduate student who has been a prominent voice at pro-Palestinian protests — and who faced intense criticism for declaring “glory to the resistance!” after the Hamas attack on Israel that left more than 1,200 dead — is being told to surrender to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a new court filing made shortly after he asked a judge to preemptively order the government not to deport him.
Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana studies who is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and The Gambia and who has twice been suspended by Cornell for alleged disruptive protest activities, said the government was likely preparing to expel him as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to target what they have called antisemitic speech on college campuses.
