
The detention of Mohsen Mahdawi comes several weeks after the detention of fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was an associate of Mahdawi. Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University, is detained at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester, Vt., on April 14, 2025. Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University, is detained at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Colchester,...