Ranjani Srinivasan

Released In Exile
Gender:Female
Race:Asian
Era:2020s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
10 Months 9 Days
Time in Exile:
1 Year 6 Months 1 Day
Support
Anti-War Pro-Palestine
Ranjani Srinivasan

Biography

Ranjani Srinivasan is an Indian national and doctoral researcher who was enrolled at Columbia University. In 2025, her F-1 student visa was revoked by U.S. immigration authorities amid the same campaign targeting pro-Palestinian student activists. Srinivasan had previously been detained during protests at Hamilton Hall, though charges against her were dismissed and her lawyer maintained she had not participated in the protests.

Faced with immigration enforcement actions and visa revocation, Srinivasan ultimately chose to self-deport to Canada, departing the U.S. rather than remain under threat of further detention or deportation proceedings.

Case

NYPD custody (Hamilton Hall protest)
Charges: Failure to disperse and blocking the sidewalk (NYPD summons, April 30, 2024 Hamilton Hall protest at Columbia — both charges dismissed); F-1 student visa subsequently revoked by the U.S. State Department under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)(C)(i) (the foreign-policy revocation provision)
Arrested: Apr 29, 2024
Incarcerated: Apr 29, 2024
Released: Mar 10, 2025
In exile since: Mar 10, 2025
Sentence: No criminal sentence; F-1 visa revoked, ICE attempted to detain her at her Columbia apartment in March 2025; she self-deported to Canada via the CBP Home App on or about March 11, 2025 rather than face detention Verdict as recorded: No — NYPD charges dismissed; visa revoked administratively without criminal proceedings
Convicted: No — charges dismissed
Institution State: New York

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