Columbia Protest Demands Release of Detained Palestinian Students
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Approximately 10 demonstrators chained themselves to Columbia University gates, protesting the ICE detention of two Palestinian student activists, Mohsen Mahdawi and Mahmoud Khalil. Mahdawi, a Columbia undergraduate, was detained during his naturalization appointment, while Khalil, a graduate, was detained last month. Protestors demanded their immediate release, holding signs and chanting slogans. Both activists were organizers of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the university.
Approximately 10 demonstrators chained themselves to Columbia University gates, protesting the ICE detention of two Palestinian student activists, Mohsen Mahdawi and Mahmoud Khalil. Mahdawi, a Columbia undergraduate, was detained during his naturalization appointment, while Khalil, a graduate, was detained last month. Protestors demanded their immediate release, holding signs and chanting slogans. Both activists were organizers of pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the university.
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