A Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations says he is leaving the United States voluntarily after a judge denied a request that the government not take steps to deport him.

A senior official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security claimed, without evidence, that the student was a "terrorist sympathizer." At least nine students between the University of Colorado and Colorado State University have had their student visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security,

Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. student who had been suspended by the university after participating in pro-Palestinian protests, said he “took the decision to leave the United States.”

Mike Kotlikoff, the new Cornell president, said he believed that conditions on campus for Jewish students are “pretty close” to where they stood on Oct, 6, 2023, citing Jewish organizations and

Momodou Taal, the Cornell University graduate student who said his institution effectively tried to deport him in the fall over his pro-Palestine activism, announced Monday he's leaving the U.S. of his own accord under threat from the Trump administration.

Momodou Taal, a student activist at Cornell University, has chosen to voluntarily leave the United States after his student visa was revoked.

Momodou Taal praised the "student intifada," derided concerns for the safety of Zionist students and called on his supporters to "escalate for Palestine."

Cornell said the new policy advances the university’s values, such as free expression, but also prioritizes keeping the campus free of harassment.

The No. 16 Cornell Big Red will face off against the No. 8 Boston University Terriers in the Regional Final on Saturday at Huntington Center.