💨 Abstract

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student and activist, was arrested while seeking U.S. citizenship and held for 16 days. A judge released him, stating his detention may have been to suppress his political views. Mahdawi, who organized protests against Israel's war in Gaza, is now launching the Vermont Immigration Legal Defense Fund to aid immigrants facing deportation. Vermont officials, including Governor Phil Scott, have criticized Mahdawi's arrest.

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