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US reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mahdawi
The BIA overturned a judge’s ruling, keeping the government’s deportation case alive as Mahdawi’s arrest remains under federal court challenge.
- The Board of Immigration Appeals reinstated deportation proceedings against Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, overturning a previous immigration judge's decision that had rejected the Trump administration's deportation efforts.
- Mahdawi, raised in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was arrested in April 2025 during his citizenship interview and held for two weeks without charge before a judge rejected his deportation in February.
- Trump has targeted foreign protesters by threatening deportation and scrutinizing immigrants' online speech, alleging that activists like Mahdawi support extremism and threaten U.S. foreign policy.
- The American Civil Liberties Union said Mahdawi's arrest remains under challenge in federal court, preventing the government from executing his deportation despite the Board's latest ruling.
- Amid campus movements against Israel's war in Gaza, Rutgers University withdrew a graduation speech invitation to critic Rami Elghandour, while the University of Michigan apologized regarding professor Derek Peterson.
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US reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestine student Mohsen Mahdawi
An immigration judge had previously rejected a request by the US administration to deport Columbia University student who was arrested last year after taking part in pro-Palestine protests.
·Istanbul, Türkiye
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Court reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi
Pro-Palestinian activists rally for Mohsen Mahdawi and protest against deportations outside of ICE Headquarters on April 15, 2025, in New York City. Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year at Columbia University, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security during his naturalization interview in Vermont on Monday. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) The Board of Immigration Appeals has reinstated deportation…
·Baltimore, United States
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