Anti-ICE Protests Continue – Yunseo’s lawyer spoke outside Manhattan ICE HQ as the Columbia student fights deportation

May 29 2025 MANHATTAN, New York – The lawyer for Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student facing deportation, spoke today outside Manhattan ICE Headquarters as Chung attended an immigration hearing.

Chung, a 21-year-old legal permanent U.S. resident who has lived in the country since age 7, was arrested on March 5 during a pro-Palestinian protest at Barnard College.

Although she was briefly taken into custody, she is not currently detained.

The Department of Homeland Security is looking to revoke her green card, citing her participation in what officials described as a “pro-Hamas protest.”

Chung filed a lawsuit against the administration, arguing that the government’s actions were an attempt to suppress her First Amendment rights.  A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order, preventing her detention while the case proceeds.