Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody
Al Jazeera
Mahdawi is among the student protesters targeted for deportation under President Trump for pro-Palestine advocacy.
A United States judge has ordered the release of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine protester Mohsen Mahdawi as a case challenging his deportation proceeds.
In Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ruled Mahdawi could leave the Northwest State Correctional Facility, where he had been held since immigration officials arrested him earlier this month.
Mahdawi walked out of the court with both hands in the air, flashing peace signs as supporters greeted him with cheers.
As he spoke, he shared a message for President Donald Trump, whose administration has led a crackdown on student protesters who have denounced Israel’s war in Gaza.
“I am not afraid of you,” Mahdawi said to Trump. He also addressed the people of Palestine and sought to dispel perceptions that the student protest movement was anything but peaceful.
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