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Columbia student freed from prison will help launch immigrant legal aid initiative
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student who was arrested​ during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, is helping launch an initiative to help other immigrants facing deportation.
Released Palestinian student helps launch immigrant legal aid initiative in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Palestinian student arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship helped launch ...
Mohsen Mahdawi, Columbia student freed by ICE, feared citizenship interview was a 'trap'
Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was detained by ICE in Vermont, tells ABC News that he opposes antisemitism ...
Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi is free on bail after judge orders his release from federal custody
Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old U.S. permanent resident who was raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, was detained during ...
Freed Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi accused of telling gun shop owner that he used to ‘kill Jews’ in Palestine: court docs
Freed Palestinian Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was once accused of telling a Vermont gun store owner that he ...
Columbia University to lay off 180 researchers due to Trump administration funding cuts
Columbia University announced Tuesday it will terminate about 180 researchers as the college negotiates with the Trump ...
Vermont judge blasts Trump deportation campaign as he frees Columbia Palestinian activist
Legal residents — not charged with crimes or misconduct — are being arrested and threatened with deportation for stating ...
'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 ...
Vermont federal judge orders release of detained Columbia University student
A Vermont federal judge has ordered the release of a Columbia University student arrested by federal agents during an ...