Legal permanent resident and Columbia University student Yunseo Chung, 21, is suing President Donald Trump and administration officials after immigration authorities attempted to deport her for participating in pro-Palestinian protests, which the administration claims hinders their antisemitism foreign policy, The New York Times reported Monday.

“The government’s actions are an unprecedented and unjustifiable assault on First Amendment and other rights, one that cannot stand basic legal scrutiny,” the lawsuit read.

On March 5, police officers arrested Chung following a sit-in protest. She was soon ticketed and released. However, four days later, immigration officials appeared at the home of Chung’s parents. According to the lawsuit, around then, she received a text from someone identifying herself as “Audrey with the police.”

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