Michigan State University international student Kaishi Chhabra was shocked to find out her roommate set up a GoFundMe account to help her avoid deportation. If she is unable to finance this semester, she will be disenrolled and forced to leave the United States immediately, stated Chhabra s roommate, Emily Bevard.
Chhabra came to MSU from a third-world country to study journalism. Her father became unable to support her tuition fees due to a financial crisis back home. She declined to say where she is from because it would pose a threat on her family. Because of COVID, my dad was unable to pay for my tuition fees this semester. I m set to graduate in the summer, this is my last semester and we were not ready to give up, Chhabra said. I was not initially aware that my roommate had created a GoFundMe for me.