Judge Orders Release of Columbia Student Detained During Naturalization Interview | National Review

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Mahdawi, who was born and raised in a West Bank refugee camp, helped lead anti-Israel protests on Columbia's campus.
50% : A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of a Columbia University student and Palestinian activist who was detained by federal immigration authorities at his naturalization interview in Vermont earlier this month.
45% : " Mahdawi's lawyers argued their client was targeted for deportation solely due to his involvement in anti-Israel advocacy at Columbia, while the Trump administration says the activist engaged in "threatening rhetoric and intimidation" against Jewish students during the campus protests. To justify Mahdawi's removal, the State Department is using a provision under the Immigration and Nationality Act that grants Secretary of State Marco Rubio the authority to deport noncitizens if the he determines their presence in the U.S. "would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences and would compromise a compelling U.S. foreign policy interest.

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