Hawzah News Agency - In a statement shared on social media, Taal expressed his gratitude to those who have supported him throughout this ordeal.

"Today I took the decision to leave the United States, free and with my head held high," Momodou Taal wrote in a post on X.

Taal's visa was revoked over his involvement in pro-Palestinian campus protests and demonstrations.

He sued the Trump administration, challenging two executive orders that targeted pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide activism.

He recounts how the Trump administration attempted to prevent his day in court, sending US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to his home and revoking his visa.

Despite a court denial of his first motion, Taal had hoped a second briefing would allow him to remain in the country while the lawsuit proceeded.

"Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favorable ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety and ability to express my beliefs.

"I have lost faith I could walk the streets without being abducted. Weighing these options, I took the decision to leave on my own terms," he said.

Taal said the US government has "no respect" for the judiciary or for the rule of law.

The student strongly denounces the silence of those who have not spoken out against the ongoing genocide in Palestine: “For every person that has remained silent, just know that you are not safe either. Is the imprisonment of those who speak out against a genocide a reflection of your values? Is this the kind of nation you want to live in?”

“The repression of Palestinian solidarity is now being used to wage a wholesale attack on any form of expression that challenges oppressive and exploitative relations in the US,” he also writes.