The Election That Has Republicans on Edge, and How One College Student Was Deported

02 Dec 2025, 11:00 by https://www.nytimes.com/by/tracy-mumford, https://www.nytimes.com/by/will-jarvis, https://www.nytimes.com/by/ian-stewart, https://www.nytimes.com/by/kate-lopresti · NY Times

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