Cornell University student activist chooses to self-deport after U.S. visa is revoked
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A British-Gambian student at New York's Cornell University whose visa was revoked over his involvement in last year's pro-Palestinian protests chose to self-deport, an official with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed Tuesday.
Momodou Taal, 31, announced Monday he had left the United States voluntarily days after a judge declined to temporarily block the government from taking steps to deport him.
"Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favourable ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety and ability to express my beliefs. I have lost faith I could walk the streets without being abducted," Taal wrote on social media . "Weighing up these options, I took the decision to leave on my own terms."
