US EditionFreed from ICE custody, Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi graduates from Columbia to cheers
- Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, aged 34, graduated from Columbia University on Monday morning after his recent release from immigration detention in the U.S.
- Mahdawi was taken into custody during a citizenship interview held in Vermont on April 14, amid a federal effort targeting pro-Palestinian activists and the Trump administration's attempts to block his graduation.
- During the event, Mahdawi joined a vigil outside Columbia's gates, raised a photo of fellow detainee Mahmoud Khalil, and criticized Columbia's administration for cooperating with federal demands and ignoring his requests for support.
- A judge released Mahdawi two weeks after detention, condemning the government's actions as 'McCarthyist repression,' while federal officials have not charged him with a crime but seek deportation over his political beliefs.
- Mahdawi described his graduation as a mix of emotions, expressed his determination to continue supporting Palestinian rights, and insisted that neither the current U.S. Administration nor Columbia University would deter their activism.
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Freed from ICE detention, Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi graduates from Columbia
Less than three weeks after his release from immigration detention, Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, graduated from Columbia University on Monday, a milestone the Trump administration had sought to block. Wearing a keffiyeh, he acknowledged cheers before joining a vigil for classmate Mahmoud Khalil, still in federal custody.
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Freed from ICE custody, Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi graduates from Columbia to cheers
Student activist Mohsen Mahdawi has attended his graduation from Columbia University, weeks after his release from federal custody.
Columbia's Mohsen Mahdawi, fresh out of U.S. detention, walks the graduation stage
Less than three weeks after his release from an immigration jail, the Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi strode across the graduation stage at Columbia University on Monday morning, savoring a moment the Trump administration had fought to make impossible.
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