A student leader and activist at Cornell University decided to self-deport after his visa was revoked, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed.

Momodou Taal, 31, said Monday that he left the U.S. voluntarily after a judge didn't block the U.S. government from going through the process to deport him.

He was heavily involved in pro-Palestine protests at the Ivy League university in upstate New York.

"Given what we have seen across the United States, I have lost faith that a favourable [sic] ruling from the courts would guarantee my personal safety and ability to express my beliefs," the British-Gambian student wrote in a social media post, according to CBS News.

A DHS official told the news outlet that Taal was a "terrorist sympathizer."

"It is a privilege to be granted a visa to live and study in the United States of America," the official stated. "When you advocate for violence and terrorism that privilege should be revoked, and you should not be in this country. We are pleased to confirm that this Cornell University terrorist sympathizer heeded Secretary Noem's advice to self-deport."

Taal said that DHS agents attempted to detain him March 19 and revoked his visa two days later.