Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was released from U.S. immigration custody on Wednesday, after a judge ruled he should be free on bail to challenge the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests.
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00:00Columbia University student Moshen Madawi was released from US immigration custody on Wednesday.
00:06This after a judge ruled he should be free on bail to challenge the Trump administration's
00:10efforts to deport him over his participation in pro-Palestinian protests. Madawi was arrested
00:15earlier this month when he showed up for a US citizenship interview. A judge swiftly ordered
00:20the Trump administration not to deport him or move him out of Vermont. Judge Crawford says Madawi was
00:25not a threat to the public or likely to run away. He also compared today's political climate to the
00:29Red Scare and McCarthyism when many were deported for their political beliefs. Madawi's release was
00:35a setback for the Trump administration's push to deport pro-Palestinian foreign students.
00:39Trump officials have said students and green card holders could be deported for supporting
00:43Palestinians or criticizing Israel's actions in the Gaza war, claiming it threatens US foreign policy.