Ranjani Srinivasan, an Indian doctoral student hailing from Columbia University, voluntarily left the United States after her visa got canceled due to alleged ties with Hamas, shedding light on the heightened monitoring of international students engaging in pro-Palestinian activities. The Department of Homeland Security defended the visa cancellation, citing security reasons. Srinivasan, who boasts an impressive academic history with stints at prestigious institutions like Harvard and Columbia, has become a focal point in the ongoing debate surrounding foreign scholars’ participation in political activism.