Columbia University Betrayed Me: Indian Student Who Self-Deported To Canada

Ranjini Srinivasan, the 37-year-old Indian PhD student in the US who self-deported to Canada after her student visa was revoked for allegedly being a "terror sympathizer", opened up about her ordeal today. She even said that she feels 'betrayed' by her alma mater - the renowned Columbia University.

Ms Srinivasan has been accused of being a supporter and sympathizer of Hamas - a designated terrorist organisation in the Palestinian region of Gaza. She was pursuing her doctorate in public planning, and was on the verge of completing her PhD, when the Trump administration revoked her student visa for her alleged involvement in propagating and aligning with Hamas.

Her student visa was renewed in December - just a month before Trump's inauguration to the White House. She is now pinning her hope on Columbia University to consider her appeal and reinstate her enrollment. But she feels equally betrayed by Columbia for the treatment met to her so far.