In his first live interview since his release from ICE detention, Columbia University student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi recounts the traumatic experience of his arrest and incarceration. Mahdawi, a green card holder who was born and raised in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, was arrested in Vermont on April 14 when...
A Columbia University student and Palestinian activist arrested by US immigration authorities has been released from custody, US media reports. Mohsen Mahdawi, who has permanent US residency or “green card” status, was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) when he turned up at an American citizenship interview in Vermont in mid-April. Mr Mahdawi’s...
Mohsen Mahdawi, one of the leaders of the anti-Israel protests at Columbia University was ordered released on bail by a Vermont judge today. In ruling to release Mr. Mahdawi on bail, Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford of Federal District Court in Vermont found on Wednesday that he did not pose a danger to the public and...
“How could [my activism] be a threat to anybody except the war machine that is feeding this?” Mahdawi said. Vermont Sen. Peter Welch (D) met with Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi in a Vermont prison on Monday, where the Palestinian student pleaded for peace and urged those advocating for his release to continue fighting for...