Exclusive interview: Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi spoke to CBS News day before detainment
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Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went in for his U.S. citizenship interview, has been released after a federal judge’s order on Wednesday.
Mahdawi was taken into custody on April 16.
Mahdawi’s attorneys argued that the Trump administration is seeking to deport Mahdawi because he helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia’s campus in the early months of the Israel-Hamas war, in violation of his First Amendment rights.Â
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Caroline Linton
Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork.
Immigration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Trump Administration
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