Yunseo Chung
Yunseo Chung is a 21-year-old Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who is making headlines for suing the Trump administration over efforts to deport her following her involvement in campus protests. Chung, who has lived in the US since childhood and became a permanent resident in 2021, claims that her legal status is being unjustifiably revoked as retaliation for her participation in demonstrations advocating for Palestinian rights. Her lawsuit highlights concerns over the government's aggressive tactics against immigrants engaged in political activism.
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Yunseo Chung is a pro-Palestinian campaigner and Columbia student who sued the administration for trying to deport her.
Denied, detained, deported: the faces of Trump’s immigration crackdown | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-06-22
Yunseo Chung is a legal permanent resident who has lived in the US since the age of seven and is involved in a legal case against the government to block her deportation.
Ice used ‘false pretenses’ for warrant to hunt for Columbia students, lawyers say | US immigrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-16
Yunseo Chung is a permanent resident from South Korea who was pursued by the Department of Justice for an immigration warrant.
How immigration agents tried to build the case that Columbia University was ‘harboring aliens’
United States· 2025-05-15
Yunseo Chung was arrested for participating in a pro-Palestine protest and has sued the Trump administration.
See the targets of the US student visa revocations
Ghana· 2025-04-20
Yunseo Chung, a pro-Palestinian campaigner, sued the Trump administration for trying to deport her.
Denied, detained, deported: the people at the heart of Trump’s immigration crackdown | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-18
Yunseo Chung, a South Korean student, is currently in hiding due to threats related to her pro-Palestinian activism.
EUA: estudante palestiniano detido durante entrevista para obtenção de nacionalidade | Estados Unidos
Portugal· 2025-04-15
Yunseo Chung, a South Korean student at Columbia University, faced deportation after participating in pro-Palestine protests.
hay un proceso legal de deportación en EE.UU. para quienes tienen estos estatus
Colombia· 2025-04-06
Yunseo Chung is mentioned as one of the high-profile arrests related to pro-Palestine views.
Fear pitch - Newspaper - DAWN.COM
Pakistan· 2025-04-06
Columbia University student Yunseo Chung is suing Trump and several members of his administration after federal authorities tried to arrest and deport her earlier this month.
List of Trump admin arrests of US college students, professorsUnited States· 2025-04-03
Yunseo Chung, a Korean American student of Columbia University, said her lawful permanent resident status was being revoked.
Pro-Palestinian British Cornell student says he will leave US citing fear of detention | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-01Yunseo Chung, a Columbia student, was arrested at a peaceful demonstration opposing the dismissal of students involved in pro-Palestinian activism.
Trump's crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests: Who are the international students that faced arrests, deportation
India· 2025-03-31
Yunseo Chung is a legal permanent resident being targeted under a clause that allows deportation for threatening US foreign policy.
From ambush arrests to self-deport: How Donald Trump is cracking down on foreign students | World NewsIndia· 2025-03-31
Yunseo Chung is a student at Columbia University who faced immigration enforcement after participating in anti-war demonstrations.
Columbia alumni rip up diplomas to protest activist Mahmoud Khalil’s arrest | Mahmoud KhalilUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-30
Yunseo Chung was detained for protesting about the war in Gaza.
Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets | Kenan MalikUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-30
Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old student at Columbia University, is facing a deportation order after participating in pro-Palestinian protests on her campus.
Yunseo Chung: La estudiante que participó en protestas pro-palestinas y podría perderlo todo pese a ser residente legal en Estados Unidos | MAG
Peru· 2025-03-30
Chung, a 21-year-old Columbia undergraduate, was targeted by ICE after attending demonstrations against Israel's actions in Gaza.
The US government is effectively kidnapping people for opposing genocide | Moira DoneganUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-28
Yunseo Chung is a Columbia University student who filed a lawsuit against immigration officials after facing arrest.
el polémico arresto de una estudiante turca en EEUU por agentes enmascarados en plena calle
Uruguay· 2025-03-28
Yunseo Chung, a 21-year-old Green Card holder, has filed a lawsuit against the administration after learning of her impending deportation.
Fear and loathing on US campuses as foreign students face Trump scrutinyIndia· 2025-03-27
On Wednesday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to halt its efforts to deport and arrest another student, Yunseo Chung of Columbia University.
Marco Rubio says US has withdrawn visas from 300 'lunatics'United Kingdom· 2025-03-27
Yunseo Chung, a Columbia undergraduate and permanent resident, faced threats of deportation for involvement in Gaza solidarity protests.
US immigration officials detain doctoral student at University of Alabama | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-27Yunseo Chung, a South Korean American student, was also arrested in connection with the pro-Palestinian movement.
Watch: Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk detained by federal immigration agents in masks and plain clothesIndia· 2025-03-27
A judge thwarted efforts to detain another, Yunseo Chung.
Turkish university student detained by US immigration agents
Nigeria· 2025-03-26Yunseo Chung, a legal permanent resident, filed a lawsuit against immigration officials for executing search warrants at Columbia University.
Judge blocks government from arresting Columbia studentUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-26Yunseo Chung is suing President Donald Trump and several members of his administration after federal authorities tried to arrest and deport her.
Federal officials blocked from seeking arrest, deportation of Columbia studentUnited States· 2025-03-26Yunseo Chung is a 21-year-old student who filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his administration to prevent her deportation.
Professores da Columbia processam Governo Trump por deportações planeadas
Cabo Verde· 2025-03-26
A Columbia University student has sued President Donald Trump and other top administration officials after they attempted to revoke her permanent resident status and remove her from the United States.
Columbia student sues Trump admin over efforts to deport herUnited States· 2025-03-26
Yunseo Chung is a Columbia University student fighting deportation after participating in Gaza solidarity protests.
Judge rules Columbia protester can’t be detained as she fights deportation | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-26
Yunseo Chung is a Columbia University student who was targeted by immigration authorities under measures used to detain another student.
'Nothing in record suggests danger': US judge blocks Trump admin's bid to deport Columbia University studentIndia· 2025-03-26
Yunseo Chung is a Columbia University student facing potential deportation for her involvement in a pro-Palestinian protest.
Columbia student protester can’t be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules
Canada· 2025-03-26
Yunseo Chung is a Columbia University student facing deportation for participating in protests.
Trump news at a glance: Waltz takes fall for Signal blunder as president dismisses security threat | Trump administrationUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-26
