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US reinstates deportation proceedings against pro-Palestinian student Mahdawi

A US immigration judge in February had rejected efforts by US President Donald Trump's administration to deport the Columbia University student, who was arrested last year.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY student Mohsen Mahdawi poses for a portrait inside Havemeyer Hall on the Columbia University campus in New York City, New York, US, May 18, 2025.
Columbia students, professors, gather in front of the University to rally in support of Mahmoud Khalil, Leqaa Kordia, and the numerous other community members who have been unlawfully detained by ICE, in New York City, United States, on March 09, 2026.

US appeals court rules Mahmoud Khalil deportation case can continue

One demonstrator fixes another head scarf outside the pro-Palestine encampment on the Columbia University campus on April 29, 2024 in New York City.

Columbia’s Hillel director: What do we do about antisemitism on campus?

Columbia students, professors, gather in front of the University to rally in support of Mahmoud Khalil, Leqaa Kordia, and the numerous other community members who have been unlawfully detained by ICE, in New York City,  United States, on March 09, 2026.

Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia released on $100K bond from Texas detention


Dozens of students arrested in pro-Palestinian protest at Columbia University

At least 40 to 50 students, their hands cuffed with plastic zip-ties, were seen being loaded into New York Police Department vans and buses outside Butler Library.

Pro-Palestinian protesters are detained by NYPD after participating in a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Butler Library on Columbia University campus in New York, U.S. May 7, 2025.

Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi released on bail

Wearing a keffiyeh, the 34-year-old Mohsen Mahdawi raised both hands in gestures of victory.

 Demonstrators hold placards as they protest on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, U.S., March 12, 2025.

Pro-Palestine protests at Columbia show a deep threat for Jewish students, US politics - opinion

Tuition-paying students should not be forced to jump through hoops to satiate pro-Palestine protesters.

 Students rally at the Columbia University campus in New York City, US, April 17, 2025

Anti-Israel encampments fail to materialize at Columbia and CCNY

Planned anti-Israel protests at Columbia and City College of New York were blocked by warnings and police actions. At CCNY, activists were evacuated and pepper-sprayed after clashing with officers.

By FUNDING American universities, small sates, the Qataris are spreading an antisemitic and antidemocratic ideology, which amounts to a strategic threat to democratic societies. Here, a demonstrator holds a placard as students from Columbia University protest earlier this month.

Columbia janitors sue pro-Palestinian protesters who 'held them hostage' - report

Two university workers filed a lawsuit against over 40 students who allegedly assaulted them and called them "Jew-lovers" during last year's Hamilton Hall occupation.

 Students rally at the Columbia University campus in New York City, US, April 17, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil criticizes ICE detention in op-ed on Palestinian rights

Mahmoud Khalil, a prominent pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University, reflects on his ICE detention and critiques America’s approach to free speech and justice in a Washington Post op-ed.

 Demonstrators attend a protest in Timers Square, following the arrest by US immigration agents of Palestinian student protester Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University, in New York City, March 15, 2025.

US claims Mohsen Mahdawi’s activism could ‘potentially undermine’ prospect of peace in Gaza

The Mahdawi memo, according to the New York Times report, describes another foreign policy goal that Rubio said the protester was undercutting: ending the war in Gaza.

 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Columbia will not surrender independence in face of federal demands, acting president says

"We would reject any agreement that would require us to relinquish our independence and autonomy as an educational institution," acting president Claire Shipman said on Monday.

Students walk outside the Library of Columbia University in New York.

Columbia protest leader arrested by DHS at citizenship interview

A US District Court judge ruled Monday that Mahdawi not be removed from the United States or Vermont while the court proceeds with his petition against the arrest.

 Protesters gather at a main entrance in front of Columbia University during convocation, in New York City, US, August 25, 2024

Trump moves to place Columbia under federal oversight over antisemitism allegations

This comes after the university pledged to address Trump's concerns over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests, which led to the administration cutting $400 million in grants.

Columbia student demonstrators chain themselves to the gates of St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University to denounce the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil in New York City, US, April 2, 2025.