A Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont

Mohsen Mahdawi’s Abduction “Should Terrify” Us, Says VT Rep. Balint, Whose Grandfather Was Killed in Holocaust

The Trump administration is now seeking to deport Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who is being held in a prison in northwest Vermont. He was detained by Homeland Security agents when he went to an immigration services center to take a civics test that is the final step in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen. Mahdawi moved to Vermont from the West Bank in 2014 and has been a legal permanent resident, or green card holder, si…

Judge blocks deportation of Columbia protest organizer Mahdawi

A federal judge has blocked the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green card holder and Columbia University protest organizer, after his sudden arrest by immigration officials.

Anti-Israel protest leader arrested by ICE agents after leaving citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student and green card holder, was detained by ICE during a citizenship interview in Vermont due to his leadership in the anti-Israel protests. Rabid antisemite and 16-year Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi has been taken into custody by ICE. StopAntisemitism exposed his dangerous antisemitic and anti-American rhetoric in 2024. Justifying, glorifying, and promoting terrorism while a guest in America is no lon…

Trump admin. targeting over 1,000 foreign students warns anyone who ‘dares dissent,’ critics say

The Trump administration continues what many see as its unprecedented targeting of foreign students, sowing panic and fear at universities across the country as more than a thousand students have had their legal status terminated in recent weeks. On Monday, Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was taken into custody outside a Vermont immigration office where he was scheduled for an interview that was supposed to be his final step in obtain…

The student arrested at his naturalization interview knew it was coming

Mohsen Mahdawi had a feeling his naturalization appointment would go awry. A week before his meeting with US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Mahdawi called his friend Chris Helali and told him he was concerned. “He thought it was likely — and I agreed — that he would be arrested, that they would ambush him at this interview,” Helali tells The Verge. Mahdawi had been so fearful of being detained by Immigration and Customs En…

Dressed in a Palestinian flag: This is how Cynthia Nixon promotes 'Sex and the City'

In an official promo clip shared by the series and HBO, actress known for her pro-Palestinian stance appears wearing a shirt featuring a red triangle and the colors black, green and white