U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Coombe refused to prevent the deportation of Momodou Taal, a British-Gambian PhD student at Cornell Universit, whose visa was revoked after he participated in pro-Palestine protests on March 26.

A judge on Thursday declined to immediately block the U.S. government from taking steps to deport a Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in campus demonstrations.

A judge on Thursday declined to immediately block the government from trying to deport Cornell University student activist Momodou Taal, who has been targeted by the Trump administration for his participation in campus Palestine solidarity protests.