Mahdawi, a Columbia University student now being held at a prison in Vermont in the US, says he has faith in the ‘ability of justice’.
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University, was arrested on April 14 during a citizenship interview and is currently held at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in Vermont. He expressed optimism about justice and democracy despite the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestine activism, which includes the deportation of dissenting foreign students. His case has garnered attention, with US Senator Peter Welch meeting Mahdawi, while similar cases arise involving other students facing deportation without criminal charges.