Cornell to Pro-Palestine Students Targeted by ICE: Come Back to the U.S. or Lose Funding

Cornell University is threatening two graduate students, Momodou Taal and Amandla Thomas-Johnson, with losing their funding if they do not return to the U.S. for teaching this fall. This move comes after the university previously pledged support allowing them to complete their degrees abroad following targeting by the Trump administration related to pro-Palestine protest participation. The students fear that returning would result in detention by immigration authorities, and losing Cornell's sole funding source threatens their housing and ability to finish their Ph.D.