India, May 12 -- Priya Saxena, an Indian student who has been the target of Donald Trump's Homeland Security head Kristi Noem, received thunderous applause from the audience as she arrived at the stage during her graduation ceremony at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City.

For the past one month, Noem's Department of Homeland Security has attempted to deport Saxena, using a four-year-old misdemeanor conviction for refusing to yield to flashing yellow lights as justification for removing her from the US.

Saxena received two degrees from South Dakota Mines -- a master's degree in chemical engineering and a doctorate in chemical and biological engineering.

According to The Daily Mail, Noem endured the "ultimate humiliation" as Saxena earned a...