One of many scholar leaders of the pro-Hamas protests throughout the faculty campuses obtained a nasty shock on Monday within the strategy of making an attempt to change into a U.S. citizen.
As NBC Information reported, Columbia College scholar Mohsen Mahdawi, a U.S. everlasting resident who was born and raised within the West Financial institution, was detained on Monday by the Division of Homeland Safety throughout a citizenship interview in Vermont based on his lawyer Luna Droubi.
Mahdawi is accused of supporting Hamas terrorists and harassing folks solely on their religion.
Droubi has filed a brief restraining order, which particulars that Mahdawi moved to the USA in 2014. The submitting additionally acknowledges Mahdawi, the co-founder of Columbia’s Palestinian Scholar Union, is a vocal critic of Israel defending itself towards Hamas and arranged protests at Columbia College till March 2024, earlier than he stepped away for an unspecified cause.
In line with Droubi’s filing, Mahdawi deliberate to return to Columbia within the fall for a grasp’s diploma.
However now he received’t get the possibility, assuming a Democrat choose doesn’t step in.
Video footage has emerged on-line exhibiting the second Madawi was led out of the constructing by immigration authorities. He may be seen in handcuffs with three officers escorting him to an SUV.
Madawi holds up double peace indicators as he’s led away.
WATCH:
LMAO! The chief of Columbia College’s Anti-Israel riots, Mohsen Madawi, was ARRESTED by ICE throughout his US citizenship interview
THAT’S HOW IT’S DONE!
He’s now slated to be deported again to Palestine.
Good work @Sec_Noem! pic.twitter.com/msIcUBy1cB
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 15, 2025
NBC Information notes the Trump administration utilizing a not often used provision in immigration regulation that allows them to “take away aliens who pose severe hostile overseas coverage penalties for the USA.” Supporting Hamas of their merciless battle towards Israel actually qualifies.
DHS made this move days after an immigration choose in Louisiana dominated that fellow Columbia scholar and inexperienced card holder Mahmoud Khalil might be deported. Nevertheless, a so-called federal ‘judge‘in New Jersey has stated he can’t be eliminated for now.
Senator Bernie Sanders (Socialist-VT) and Congresswoman Becca Blaint (D-VT) issued a joint assertion whining about Mahdawi’s detention.
“Earlier as we speak, Mohsen Mahdawi of White River Junction, Vermont, walked into an immigration workplace for what was alleged to be the ultimate step in his citizenship course of,” they wrote. “As an alternative, he was arrested and eliminated in handcuffs by plainclothes, armed, people with their faces lined. These people refused to supply any details about the place he was being taken or what would occur to him.”
“Mr. Mahdawi, a authorized resident of the USA, have to be afforded due course of beneath the regulation and instantly launched from detention,” they added.
