Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi freed after federal judge orders release

<p>Palestinian, a lawful permanent US resident, was detained and ordered deported despite not being charged with crime</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/30/donald-trump-100-days-michigan-rally-tariffs-ukraine-mandelson-us-politics-live-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>Mohsen Mahdawi has walked out of immigration detention after a federal judge in Vermont ordered his release. The Palestinian green-card holder and student at <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/columbia-university">Columbia University</a> had been detained and ordered deported by the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration">Trump administration</a> on 14 April despite not being charged with a crime.</p><p>“The two weeks of detention so far demonstrate great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime,” said Geoffrey Crawford, a US district judge, at a hearing on Wednesday, according to ABC News. “Mr Mahdawi, I will order you released.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/30/mohsen-mahdawi-released-immigration-detention">Continue reading...</a>