Coverage dated February 25, 2026

Homeland Security detains Columbia student in dorm after agents made 'misrepresentations'

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A Columbia University student was detained inside a dorm after Department of Homeland Security agents misrepresented themselves and claimed to be searching for...

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Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. The New Republic

    Federal Agents Kidnap Columbia University Student From Their Dorm (opens The New Republic)

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    Columbia University’s president said DHS agents misrepresented themselves in order to gain access to the building.

  2. NBC New York

    Homeland Security detains Columbia student in dorm after agents made 'misrepresentations' (opens NBC New York)

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    A Columbia University student was detained inside a dorm after Department of Homeland Security agents misrepresented themselves and claimed to be searching for...

  3. MyNorthwest

    Columbia student detained by federal agents who claimed to be seeking 'missing person,' school says (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Federal immigration agents detained a Columbia University student early Thursday after gaining access to a residence hall by posing as

  4. The Guardian

    Columbia says DHS detained student after agents entered university building (opens The Guardian)

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    Acting university president says agents misrepresented themselves to gain entry to the residential building

  5. Gothamist

    Columbia student detained by feds after agents enter school building, university says (opens Gothamist)

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    Columbia officials say they believe federal agents "made misrepresentations" about a "missing person" to gain entry.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Columbia University student detained by DHS agents (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Columbia's acting president said agents took a student into custody after allegedly making "misrepresentations" to gain access to the facility.

  7. NBC News

    Columbia University says DHS agents detained student inside residential building (opens NBC News)

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    Department of Homeland Security agents allegedly detained a Columbia University student early Thursday morning after making “misrepresentations to gain entry” into a residence hall, the school said

  8. amNewYork

    Columbia student detained by ICE agents who used ‘misrepresentations’ to gain access to dorm building, university says (opens amNewYork)

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    ICE agents detained a Columbia University student in a dorm building early Thursday morning, allegedly making “misrepresentations to gain entry to the

  9. FOX 5 New York

    Student detained by DHS inside Columbia University dorm room, official says (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Acting President Claire Shipman said DHS agents entered a Columbia Residential building at approximately 6:30 a.m. and took a student into custody.

  10. CBS News

    Columbia University (opens CBS News)

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    Columbia University's president says a student was detained by federal agents Thursday morning at one of its residential buildings.

  11. Scientific American

    Department of Homeland Security detains Columbia student identified as neuroscience researcher (opens Scientific American)

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    Federal officers entered Columbia University property and detained a student on Thursday, university officials said

  12. New York Post

    Columbia student detained by DHS agents who posed as cops to gain access to residential building (opens New York Post)

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    Department of Homeland Security agents took a Columbia University student into custody after posing as NYPD officers -- complete with fake badges -- to gain entry to campus housing, officials said.

  13. ABC 7 New York

    Columbia University reports student detained by Homeland Security from residential building (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Columbia University reports that one of their students has been detained by Homeland Security.

  14. CNN

    Columbia University student detained after federal immigration agents use false pretenses to enter building, university says (opens CNN)

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    A student at Columbia University in New York was detained Thursday morning after federal immigration agents allegedly used deception to gain entry into a campus residential building, according to university officials.

  15. Anchorage Daily News

    Columbia University student detained by federal agents who claimed to be seeking ‘missing person,’ school says (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Columbia’s acting president, Claire Shipman, said Homeland Security agents entered a residence hall at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday under the guise of searching for a missing person.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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