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Mohsen Mahdawi graduates from Columbia University after release from ICE custody, tells CBS News he feels "victorious"Mohsen Mahdawi said he has "conflicted feelings" about his return to Columbia University, after he was detained at what he believed to be a U.S. citizenship interview.

Mohsen Mahdawi, Released From ICE Custody, Graduates From ColumbiaMr. Mahdawi, who led pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University, was released from detention late last month and allowed to travel from Vermont to get his diploma.

Mohsen Mahdawi, released from Ice custody, graduates from ColumbiaPalestinian activist, freed just over two weeks ago from federal detention, crosses graduation stage to cheers

Palestinian man arrested during interview finalizing U.S. citizenship to remain in Vermont with hearing set for next weekA Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza was arrested during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

“They Want to Silence Me”: Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi on ICE Jail, Palestine, Activism, BuddhismIn his first live interview since his release from ICE detention, Columbia University student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi recounts the traumatic experience of his arrest and incarceration. Mahdawi, a green card holder who was born and raised in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, was arrested in Vermont on April 14 when he appeared for what he was told would be a citizenship interview, and spent more than two weeks in U.S. immigration custody, where he was held in retaliation for his speech in support of Palestinian rights. Mahdawi’s detention has led him to reflect on the “interconnectedness between injustices,” as multiple members of his family in Palestine have been “unjustly” incarcerated in Israeli jails. “Now I can feel their pain,” says Mahdawi. Despite the U.S. government and pro-Israel groups’ attempts to silence his calls for an end to genocide in Gaza, he adds, “I share my pain with the world.”

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