US EditionColumbia student Mohsen Mahdawi released from ICE detention
- Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian permanent resident, was released on conditions on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Burlington, Vermont, after weeks in federal custody.
- Mahdawi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 14 during a naturalization interview in Colchester amid accusations that his activism could cause serious foreign policy consequences.
- The release followed a federal hearing where a judge ruled Mahdawi was not a flight or public risk, citing testimonies describing him as peaceful, and barred his removal from Vermont or the U.S.
- Rallies in Burlington and Washington, D.C., organized by local lawmakers including Vermont’s Becca Balint and Senator Bernie Sanders, called for Mahdawi’s release amid controversy over his pro-Palestinian protests and speech.
- Mahdawi’s case highlights tensions between free speech activism and immigration law enforcement, with officials citing foreign policy risks and his lawyers asserting retaliation for advocacy.
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Judge orders release of Palestinian student in US
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered US immigration authorities to release a Palestinian student detained at a citizenship interview earlier this month over his role in Columbia University's Gaza war protests. Mohsen Mahdawi, who was slated for deportation, struck a defiant tone outside a courthouse in the northeastern state of Vermont. "I am not afraid of you," he said, addressing US President Donald Trump, whose government has led a crackdown …
Here’s what happened on Wednesday. - Overpasses For America
Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University, was freed from federal custody on Wednesday, more than two weeks after immigration officials detained him and sought to rescind his green card as part of a widening crackdown against student protesters. In releasing Mr. Mahdawi on bail, Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford of Federal District Court in Vermont drew parallels between the current political climate and McCart…
Palestinian student released on bail as he challenges deportation from U.S.
Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was released from U.S. immigration custody on Wednesday, after a judge ruled he should be free on bail to challenge the Trump administration's efforts to deport him over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests. Mahdawi, born and raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank,…
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