{"id":26789,"date":"2025-05-19T22:58:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mohsen-mahdawi-graduates-from-columbia-university-after-release-from-ice-custody-tells-cbs-news-he-feels-victorious\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T22:58:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:58:58","slug":"mohsen-mahdawi-graduates-from-columbia-university-after-release-from-ice-custody-tells-cbs-news-he-feels-victorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/mohsen-mahdawi-graduates-from-columbia-university-after-release-from-ice-custody-tells-cbs-news-he-feels-victorious\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohsen Mahdawi graduates from Columbia University after release from ICE custody, tells CBS News he feels &#8220;victorious&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Mohsen Mahdawi graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in philosophy Monday, less than three weeks after he was released from immigration custody after being detained at what he was told was a U.S. citizenship interview.<\/p>\n<p>Mahdawi \u2014 who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia&#8217;s campus in 2023 \u2014 was greeted by cheers and applause as he returned to accept his diploma, donning a blue graduation cap with the scales of justice depicted on the top. After the event, he periodically stopped to flash peace signs or take photos with other graduates.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CBS News shortly before the ceremony, Mahdawi said he felt a &#8220;mix of emotions&#8221; \u2014 including a &#8220;feeling of being victorious.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They didn&#8217;t want me to graduate. They didn&#8217;t want me to be educated. They didn&#8217;t want me to be out of prison,&#8221; Mahdawi said. &#8220;And I am out because of the good people in this country and the democratic system.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He plans to return to Columbia in the fall to pursue a graduate degree.<\/p>\n<p>Mahdawi, who <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mohsen-mahdawi-columbia-student-mahmoud-khalil-arrest-trump-administration\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">has a green card<\/a><\/span>, was detained by immigration officials in mid-April for allegedly posing a risk of &#8220;adverse foreign policy consequences.&#8221; <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mohsen-mahdawi-released-columbia-ice-detention\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">He was released<\/a><\/span> on April 30 by a Vermont federal judge who, in a scathing order, said Mahdawi was likely being punished for protected speech.<\/p>\n<p>Mahdawi said he has &#8220;conflicting feelings&#8221; about his time at Columbia, citing the war in Gaza and the continued detention of fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil. He was also <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mohsen-mahdawi-columbia-protest-arrest-vermont-a4d66d898ca5f58f0352c4adf2174e7b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">critical<\/a> of Columbia&#8217;s handling of his case, saying the school &#8220;let me down&#8221; by not offering him more protection. CBS News has reached out to Columbia for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Mahdawi added, &#8220;I&#8217;m not going anywhere, and I&#8217;m going to continue my education here as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He told CBS News after the ceremony he saw his classmates&#8217; reactions as a &#8220;message of acknowledgement for the work that I have been doing, and an acknowledgement for what people desire. They want to see justice and peace in this country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It doesn&#8217;t matter what the Trump administration is trying to say or how to paint me. Come and listen to the people who know me,&#8221; he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What to know about Mohsen Mahdawi&#8217;s case<\/h2>\n<p>Mahdawi was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Vermont in mid-April after arriving for what he was told was a citizenship interview. A day beforehand, he <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mohsen-mahdawi-columbia-student-mahmoud-khalil-arrest-trump-administration\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span> he feared the appointment was a &#8220;honey trap.&#8221; He remained in immigration custody for just over two weeks, until U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mohsen-mahdawi-released-columbia-ice-detention\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">ordered his release<\/a><\/span> earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite his release, Mahdawi&#8217;s case <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.vtd.39338\/gov.uscourts.vtd.39338.65.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">remains active<\/a> as a <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.vtd.39338\/gov.uscourts.vtd.39338.65.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">judge reviews the issue<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is seeking to deport Mahdawi under a law that allows the government to revoke visas if the secretary of state believes somebody&#8217;s presence in the U.S. poses &#8220;serious adverse foreign policy consequences.&#8221; Mahdawi argues his detention violated the First Amendment by punishing him for protesting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The administration has also accused Mahdawi of &#8220;threatening rhetoric and intimidation of pro-Israeli bystanders,&#8221; which he has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/columbia-mohsen-mahdawi-trump-administration-you-will-not-silence-me\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">denied<\/a><\/span>, telling CBS News last month, &#8220;antisemitism has no place in our movement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/columbia-mohsen-mahdawi-trump-administration-you-will-not-silence-me\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">interview with CBS News<\/a><\/span> a week after his release, Mahdawi called the government&#8217;s argument for detaining him &#8220;laughable&#8221;: &#8220;A person who has been vocally advocating for justice and peace is undermining U.S. policy?&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mahdawi is one of several students to face detention after their involvement in pro-Palestinian activism, with the government often citing the &#8220;foreign policy consequences&#8221; law.<\/p>\n<p>Another Columbia University student, Mahmoud Khalil, still remains in custody in Louisiana after he was detained on March 8, as the Trump administration <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/mahmoud-khalil-immigration-judge-deportation-columbia-protester\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">pushes for his deportation<\/a><\/span> and he sues for his release. And Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk was <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/rumeysa-ozturk-bail-hearing-tufts-student\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">released earlier this month<\/a><\/span> at the orders of a federal judge, over a month after her detention \u2014 which her lawyers say was prompted by nothing more than an op-ed that she co-wrote in the campus newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the commencement, Mahdawi spoke at a vigil for other students who have faced immigration scrutiny, including Khalil and Rajani Srinivasan, yet another Columbia student who <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/columbia-university-homeland-security-agents\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">self-deported to Canada<\/a><\/span> after her visa was revoked.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has defended the moves. Secretary of State Marco Rubio <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/marco-rubio-student-visas-revoked-ice-tufts-columbia-university\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">argued in March<\/a><\/span> &#8220;we have a right&#8221; to take away visas and indicated the practice could continue.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We do it every day. 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