22 m. ago Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia Student Detained by Trump Administration, Is Freed

Mohsen Mahdawi had been an organizer of pro-Palestinian protests at the university. The Trump administration is trying to deport him for it.

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42 m. ago Vermont Judge releases Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi — detained by authorities at his naturalization interview — is free for now. He had been in prison for two weeks after his arrest earlier in April.

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4 h. ago Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody

Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody  Al Jazeera

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5 h. ago 'I am not afraid of you,' Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by ICE agents following his citizenship interview, has been ordered released while his case proceeds.

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6 h. ago US releases Mohsen Mahdawi, detained Columbia student activist

US releases Mohsen Mahdawi, detained Columbia student activist  BBC

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7 h. ago Federal judge orders release of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi

A federal judge in Vermont ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University who was arrested at his US citizenship interview and ordered deported.

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7 h. ago Vermont judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his US citizenship interview

U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford in Burlington, Vermont, issued his ruling following a hearing on Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident for 10 years, who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on April 14. The post Vermont judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his US citizenship interview appeared first on Boston.com.

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7 h. ago A Palestinian student at Columbia is released after his arrest at citizenship interview

Outside the courthouse in Vermont, Mohsen Mahdawi led supporters in chants including “No fear” and “Free Palestine.” The post A Palestinian student at Columbia is released after his arrest at citizenship interview appeared first on Boston.com.

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38 h. ago Mohsen Mahdawi, facing possible deportation, speaks from detention center

NPR speaks with Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student protester who showed up for his final interview to become a U.S. citizen and was arrested. He's being held in a Vermont detention center.

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38 h. ago Detained on verge of U.S. citizenship, Mohsen Mahdawi speaks from Vermont prison

Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

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38 h. ago Mohsen Mahdawi — the Columbia student arrested at his citizenship appointment — speaks

Speaking to NPR in his first media interview since his detention, lawful permanent U.S. resident Mohsen Mahdawi finds peace in meditation and hopes "America will fulfill its promise."

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49 h. ago A student protester in danger of deportation tells his story from detention

In his first interview since being detained, pro-Palestinian advocate Mohsen Mahdawi tells NPR he was arrested after arriving for what he thought was a citizenship test.

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6 d. ago Judge issues temporary order to keep detained Columbia student in Vermont

Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested by ICE during a citizenship interview last week.

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7 d. ago Mass. lawmakers travel to Louisiana to speak to Tufts grad student being held by ICE

Sen. Ed Markey and Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Jim McGovern spoke with Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil. The post Mass. lawmakers travel to Louisiana to speak to Tufts grad student being held by ICE appeared first on Boston.com.

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8 d. ago Mahmoud Khalil's wife gives birth after ICE denied his request to attend delivery

While a student at Columbia University, Khalil was part of a leadership group protesting the war in Gaza. He was detained by ICE in March.

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8 d. ago Protesters Chain Themselves to Columbia Gates, Calling for Activists’ Release

Demonstrators sought the release of Mohsen Mahdawi and Mahmoud Khalil, who organized pro-Palestinian protests and have been taken into ICE custody.

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1 week ago Columbia Activists Are Being Detained. Protesters Demand Answers.

Demonstrators rallied on Columbia’s campus and marched in Manhattan, three days after Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by immigration officials after arriving for a U.S. citizenship appointment.

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1 week ago Immigration judge denies bond for Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk

Öztürk, a Turkish national targeted because she co-authored a pro-Palestine op-ed, could still fight for her release in a federal court in Vermont. The post Immigration judge denies bond for Tufts PhD student Rümeysa Öztürk appeared first on Boston.com.

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1 week ago He Wanted Peace in the Middle East. ICE Wants to Deport Him.

Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life, his supporters say.

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1 week ago A Columbia Activist Sought Middle Ground on Gaza. The U.S. Detained Him.

Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict that shaped his life, his supporters say.

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