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Palestinian student detained at US citizenship interview

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US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he

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  1. A Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont

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    Palestinian student detained at US citizenship interview

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  1. KOB 4

    A Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont (opens KOB 4)

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    A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said.

  2. Digital Journal

    Palestinian student detained at US citizenship interview (opens Digital Journal)

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    US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he

  3. Local News 8

    A Palestinian student leader at Columbia was steps away from his final citizenship interview. He instead faces deportation (opens Local News 8)

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    CNN By Yash Roy, CNN (CNN) — A Palestinian student at Columbia University went into a Vermont immigration office Monday hoping to begin the final step to becoming a US citizen. But instead of having an interview, Mohsen Mahdawi – who’s been in the United States for a decade – was taken away in handc…

  4. Truthout

    ICE Seizes Palestinian Columbia Student After Summoning Him for Citizenship Test (opens Truthout)

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    Immigration officials called him in for what was supposedly his final interview to become a U.S. citizen.

  5. Reason

    ICE arrests Palestinian immigrant at his citizenship test (opens Reason)

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    Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi thought he was going to become an American. Instead, ICE whisked him away into detention.

  6. WHDH Boston

    Palestinian activist expecting US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he

  7. Deutsche Welle

    US detains Palestinian student at citizenship interview – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A Palestinian student who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University has been arrested by US immigration officials, despite being a legal permanent resident.

  8. NPR

    Student activist arrested by ICE at his citizenship appointment (opens NPR)

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    Immigration officials called student Mohsen Mahdawi in for his U.S. citizenship interview. When he arrived, ICE arrested him. Experts say it's a new extreme in the crackdown on student activism.

  9. CBS News

    Palestinian Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi arrested by DHS at citizenship interview (opens CBS News)

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    A Columbia protest leader was taken into custody at a citizenship interview, his lawyers say, as the Trump administration pushes to deport fellow Columbia activist Mahoud Khalil.

  10. Los Angeles Times

    A Palestinian activist expecting a U.S. citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University has been arrested at a Vermont immigration office.

  11. Al Jazeera

    US detains Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Mahdawi’s lawyer says Columbia University student detained as ‘retaliation’ for pro-Palestinian stance.

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Palestinian student activist expecting a U.S. citizenship interview is instead arrested by ICE in Vermont (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident who has held a green card since 2015, was detained after showing up to what he was told was an interview about finalizing his citizenship.

  13. FOX 5 New York

    Columbia protest leader detained by ICE while applying for U.S. citizenship (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student activist and recent Columbia University graduate was arrested Monday during a citizenship appointment in Vermont, according to his attorneys.

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