A Cornell University graduate student activist who was targeted by the Trump administration for deportation says he voluntarily left the country after losing a bid to block his removal.Momodou Taal said in a post on X that he “lost faith that a favorable ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety and ability to express my beliefs.

A Cornell University student whose visa was revoked over his participation in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations says he is leaving the United States voluntarily after a judge denied a request that the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.

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