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Judge Lifts Domestic Travel Restrictions on Columbia Student Activist Mohsen Mahdawi

HeadlineJul 18, 2025
Image Credit: Amanda Swinhart/AP

A judge has lifted all domestic travel restrictions on Columbia University Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi. He’s reportedly the first student activist targeted by ICE to be granted such freedoms. Mahdawi was arrested by federal immigration agents in April and detained in Vermont for over two weeks.

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