Palestinian Student Arrested During US Citizenship Interview | JQJO

Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi, a decade-long US resident and Columbia University senior, was arrested during a citizenship interview in Vermont. His lawyer claims the detention is retaliation for his pro-Palestinian activism. A judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing his removal. This follows a similar detention of another Columbia student, Mahmoud Khalil. Both students' cases involve alleged threats to US foreign policy, citing protests and the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Vermont's congressional delegation condemned the arrests as "immoral, inhumane, and illegal."