DHS Detains Columbia University Student in Misrepresentation Scandal

A student and content creator was detained by Department of Homeland Security agents in a residential building on campus without proper authorization, according to Columbia University officials. Ellie Aghayeva, a neuroscience researcher with over 100,000 followers on Instagram and TikTok, was taken into custody early Thursday morning after federal agents made false claims about searching for a ‘missing person’. The university has stated that the agents’ actions were a result of misrepresentation, but no further details have been released.