The USA PotatoMohsen Mahdawi: Columbia’s Capitulation to Trump Made DHS Abduction Possible
Even though Ellie Aghayeva was released, the university has long failed to stand up for its students, says Mahdawi.Palestinian Activist Targeted by Trump Hails Order That Blocks His Deportation
“I will continue to work for the freedom of the Palestinian people,” says Mohsen Mahdawi.
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Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian Columbia Student Targeted by Trump, Hails Court Ruling Blocking Deportation
An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University graduate and green card holder who was detained last April at what he thought was a citizenship interview. Mahdawi grew up in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and was an outspoken critic of Israel’s genocide in Gaza while attending Columbia. He spent two weeks in ICE custody before a federal judge ordered his release. Mahdawi’s case is part of a broader pattern of the Trump administration targeting international students for expressing solidarity with Palestinians and demanding divestment from the Israeli government. Mahdawi says even though immigration judges are part of the executive branch, the Trump administration clearly “violated the rules of law” in targeting him. “The harder they come on me, the more energy and power I will have, and I will continue to work for the freedom of the Palestinian people and the right of return and equal rights and human rights for Palestinians.”
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Feb 18, 2026
As Ramadan begins, Israeli attacks continue across #Gaza and Israel imposes restrictions on access to Al-Aqsa mosque. Settler attacks, military raids and arrests across the #WestBank. Chief Israeli ministers push for “emigration” and continued occupation in discussions of the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon. #US sells over $1 billion in #Venezuela #oil and projects expanded production. Palantir relocates headquarters to Miami. #ICE facility in Texas accused of destroying children’s letters. #Immigration judge ends removal case against Columbia student #MohsenMahdawi. House Democrats weigh censure vote against Rep. Randy Fine over anti-Muslim remarks. DHS workers say #Noem -ordered demolitions are exposing them to asbestos.
Free Leqaa Kordia: Palestinian Woman Who Joined Columbia U. Protest Has Been Detained Since March
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/24/leqaa_kordia
from #DemocracyNow
December 24, 2025
Calls are growing to release Palestinian protester #LeqaaKordia, who was arrested at a 2024 Columbia U. #Gaza solidarity protest. The charges were dismissed, but when she went to her #ICE check-in this past March, she was arrested and immediately sent to a detention center in Texas, where she has been held ever since. Although Columbia U. student protesters like #MohsenMahdawi and #MahmoudKhalil have been freed from ICE detention, “her case sort of fell between the cracks,” says Laila El-Haddad, Palestinian writer and journalist from Gaza, who just visited Kordia. She also criticizes the #Trump administration’s effort to “crack down on any dissent and... to weaponize immigration law to silence dissent and to criminalize free speech, especially when that speech relates to #Palestine.”
Free Leqaa Kordia: Palestinian Woman Who Joined Columbia U. Protest Has Been Detained Since March
Calls are growing to release Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia, who was arrested at a 2024 Columbia University Gaza solidarity protest. The charges were dismissed, but when she went to her ICE check-in this past March, she was arrested and immediately sent to the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, where she has been held ever since. Although Columbia University student protesters like Mohsen Mahdawi and Mahmoud Khalil have been freed from ICE detention, “her case sort of fell between the cracks,” says Laila El-Haddad, Palestinian writer and journalist from Gaza, who just visited Kordia. El-Haddad also criticizes the Trump administration’s effort to “crack down on any dissent and use immigration law, to weaponize immigration law to silence dissent and to criminalize free speech, especially when that speech relates to Palestine.”
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Killer Rabbit 90Mohsen Mahdawi Faces Conservative Judges as Trump Administration Tries to Lock Him Back Up https://theintercept.com/2025/09/30/mohsen-mahdawi-ice-detention-trump-columbia/ #uspoli #TrumpNazi #GOPNazis #MohsenMahdawi #racism #racist
Palestinian student #MohsenMahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’
Mahdawi was targeted and arrested for deportation due to his activism but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studies
Anna Betts
Tue 2 Sep 2025 16.33 ET
Mohsen Mahdawi, the 34-year-old #Palestinian student and #US permanent resident, returned to #ColumbiaUniversity on Tuesday and vowed to continue speaking out.
“They have failed to silence me, and in fact, now I am more outspoken than before, and I will continue to work for peace and justice. I do this work not for myself alone – I do this for the future of children, whether they are Palestinians or #Israelis,” he told the Guardian on Tuesday in his first interview since stepping back on to campus to begin his graduate studies.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/mohsen-mahdawi-columbia-university-palestinian
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BongolianAnna Betts: Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi returns to Columbia University: ‘They have failed to silence me’: Mahdawi was targeted and arrested for #deportation due to his activism but the permanent US resident is resuming postgraduate studies
#Palestine #MohsenMahdawi #ColumbiaUniversity #freespeech #trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/mohsen-mahdawi-columbia-university-palestinian
Peter RileyPresident Trump, we are not afraid of you!
Madeleine Jubilee Saito (June 2025)
“I am saying it clear and loud: To President Trump and his Cabinet, I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOU!” — Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi addresing supporters after being released following an ICE kidnapping
https://justseeds.org/graphic/president-trump-we-are-not-afraid-of-you/
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