Columbia Pro-Palestinian Protest Leader Seeking Citizenship Detained by ICE

The detention of Mohsen Mahdawi comes several weeks after the detention of fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was an associate of Mahdawi. Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on April 14 during a naturalization interview in Vermont. The move comes weeks after the detention of Mahdawi’s Columbia

Palestinian Columbia activist detained by DHS at citizenship interview

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man involved in protests at Columbia University, was taken into custody by federal agents Monday when he arrived at a citizenship interview in Vermont, his attorneys said in court filings.  Mahdawi’s detention comes as the Trump administration fights to deport fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil. Mahdawi’s legal team told CBS News

ICE Arrests Columbia Student Activist Who Endorsed Oct. 7 Attack

ICE officials detained a Columbia University graduate student who led a coalition of anti-Israel groups and endorsed the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. Mohsen Mahdawi had his green card revoked by the Trump administration and was taken into custody on Monday in Burlington, Vt., where he was scheduled to take a citizenship test. Mahdawi’s attorney

Judge Weighs Ordering Detained Tufts Student’s Return to Vermont

Turkish national Rumeysa Ozturk is being held in Louisiana as her removal proceedings play out. A federal judge signaled on April 14 that he may order the return of Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk to Vermont as he weighs her petition for release from the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Ozturk, 30, is

‘Queer Scientist’ Charged With Firebombing Tesla Dealership, GOP Office in New Mexico

Authorities found eight incendiary devices at Jamison Wagner’s residence, prosecutors say (edited, Department of Justice) The Department of Justice has charged a self-identified “queer scientist” in the firebombings of a Tesla dealership and the Republican Party headquarters in Albuquerque. Jamison Wagner, 40, is accused of setting fire to multiple cars at a Tesla dealership on

Party Without a Leader: Democrats Say Hakeem Jeffries Isn’t Stepping Up

Jeffries may not be ‘well-suited for this moment,’ senior House Dem tells NOTUS Hakeem Jeffries (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Many Democrats are pushing their House leader, Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.), to become the main leader of the party and adopt a more aggressive stance against President Donald Trump, NOTUS reported Monday. “I am, personally, of the