US EditionA Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont
- On April 14, 2025, Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia student and pro-Palestine activist, was arrested in Colchester, Vermont.
- Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident since 2015, was attending an interview to finalize his U.S. Citizenship.
- Mahdawi led campus protests until March 2024 and criticized Israel's military actions in Gaza.
- Christopher Helali recorded the arrest; Vermont lawmakers stated, "He was handcuffed by armed officers."
- Mahdawi's lawyers filed a petition to prevent his deportation, alleging the Trump administration targets pro-Palestine voices.
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The State Department Relied on Columbia University’s Mischaracterization of Protests to Arrest Mohsen Mahdawi
Mohsen Mahdawi and another Columbia University student leader confront an individual shouting antisemitic remarks on November 9, 2023. Photo provided anonymously. For rights, please email contact@dropsitenews.com.On November 9, 2023, a little over a month into Israel’s war in Gaza, two student groups at Columbia University, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), held a protest on campus. Now, seventeen months l…
CBS Spends Over 10 Minutes Fretting Over Pro-Hamas Student Being Scooped Up by ICE
CBS Spends Over 10 Minutes Fretting Over Pro-Hamas Student Being Scooped Up by ICE Along with joining their fellow broadcast networks in rushing to the defense of illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia despite records showing his less-than-stellar conduct, CBS used its flagship newscasts on Tuesday and Wednesday to bemoan the plight of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who helped lead the pro-Hamas protest movement on campus, which re…
Pro-Hamas Student Walks Into Immigration Office, Walks Out in Handcuffs
A leader of the anti-Israel movement at Columbia University in the aftermath of the Hamas terror attack on Israel has … Read More The post Pro-Hamas Student Walks Into Immigration Office, Walks Out in Handcuffs first appeared on Charisma News. The post Pro-Hamas Student Walks Into Immigration Office, Walks Out in Handcuffs appeared first on Charisma News.
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Cleveland Jewish NewsUS claims Mohsen Mahdawi’s activism could ‘potentially undermine’ prospect of peace in Gaza
(JTA) — Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student protest leader arrested on Monday during a citizenship appointment, should be deported because his activism undercuts efforts to end the war in Gaza, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has argued in a memo. The argument contained in the memo, written last month and obtained by the New York Times, adds to the rationales offered by Rubio and other Trump administration officials for why they are seeking t…
ICE arrests Palestinian Columbia student at citizenship interview
Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian green card holder, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during what was supposed to be his naturalization process. Lawmakers said he was detained without explanation by armed, plainclothes agents in Vermont. Mahdawi’s lawyers argue his detention is retaliation for exercising free speech, pointing to his public criticism of the Gaza war and advocacy for a ceasefire. A V…
US claims Mohsen Mahdawi’s activism could ‘potentially undermine’ prospect of peace in Gaza - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student protest leader arrested on Monday during a citizenship appointment, should be deported because his activism undercuts efforts to end the war in Gaza, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has argued in a memo. The argument contained in the memo, written last month and obtained by the New York Times, adds to the rationales offered by Rubio and other Trump administration officials for why they are seeking to deport…
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