A federal judge freed Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student leader at Columbia University, on Wednesday.
Mahdawi, a U.S. permanent resident who has lived in the country for more than a decade, was arrested earlier this month as part of a trap set by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which detained him at an immigration interview that Mahdawi believed would be his last step in obtaining U.S. citizenship.
“The two weeks of detention so far demonstrate great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime,” U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford said at a hearing Wednesday. “Mr. Mahdawi, I will order you released.”
Outside the courtroom, Mahdawi raised his hands above his head, sharing an uncomplicated message to the Trump administration.
“I am saying it clear and loud,” Mahdawi said. “To President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you.”
Mahdawi’s case was a unique outlier against a backdrop of rushed and unconstitutional deportations that have shipped immigrants to ICE centers far from their homes. Unlike others, Mahdawi was allowed to remain in Vermont, where he lives and attends school remotely.
Mahdawi co-founded Columbia University’s Palestinian Student Union alongside detained peer Mahmoud Khalil.
This is a developing story.
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