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A Palestinian student at Columbia is freed after his arrest at a citizenship interview

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A judge has released a Palestinian student activist who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    A Palestinian student at Columbia is freed after his arrest at a citizenship interview (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A judge has released a Palestinian student activist who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an

  2. Newsweek

    Columbia student detained at citizenship interview released by ICE (opens Newsweek)

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    Mohsen Mahdawi, a permanent resident in the U.S. for 10 years, was one of the leading voices of protests at Columbia University.

  3. WHDH Boston

    A Palestinian student at Columbia is released after arrest at his citizenship interview - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian student at Columbia University who led protests against Israel’s war in Gaza and was arrested by

  4. The Columbian

    Judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his citizenship interview (opens The Columbian)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an

  5. WFMZ Allentown

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    A judge has released a Palestinian student activist who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an

  6. Al-Monitor

    Palestinian student detained at US citizenship interview released on bail (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested by US immigration authorities earlier this month at his citizenship interview, expressed defiance Wednesday after a federal judge ordered his release on bail.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Judge releases Palestinian student at Columbia who was arrested at citizenship interview (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A judge on Wednesday released Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

  8. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man from detention who was arrested at his U.S. citizenship interview (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man from detention who was arrested at his U.S. citizenship interview.

  9. The Republic

    Judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his US citizenship interview (opens The Republic)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

  10. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    A Palestinian student at Columbia is released after arrest at his citizenship interview (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

  11. CNN

    Mohsen Mahdawi: Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview (opens CNN)

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    A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

  12. MyNorthwest

    Vermont judge orders release of a Palestinian man arrested at his US citizenship interview (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    Palestinian student at Columbia is released after being arrested during interview to finalize his citizenship (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Immigration authorities have arrested and detained college students from around the country since the first days of the Trump administration.

  14. Al-Monitor

    US judge orders Palestinian student detained at citizenship interview released (opens Al-Monitor)

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    A federal judge on Wednesday ordered US immigration authorities to release a Palestinian student detained at a citizenship interview earlier this month over his role in Columbia University's Gaza war protests.

  15. Green Field Reporter

    Judge releases a Palestinian student activist who was arrested at his US citizenship interview - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

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