Mohsen Mahdawi, who led protests against Israel’s war in Gaza at Columbia, spent 16 days in a state prison before a judge ordered him released.

Mohsen Mahdawi speaks outside the courthouse after a judge released the Palestinian student activist on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 in Burlington, Vt. (AP Photo/Amanda Swinhart) ...

A second Columbia University student who participated in campus protests against the war in Gaza, Mohsen Mahdawi, has been arrested and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his ...