Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian scholar at Columbia College, went right into a US Citizenship and Immigration Companies workplace in Vermont on Monday for his scheduled naturalization interview. However as a substitute of being granted citizenship, he was arrested and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which began the process to deport him. In a memo reviewed by the New York Instances, Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that Mahdawi’s actions — just like the protests he helped lead at Columbia — undermined US overseas coverage and threatened the Center East peace course of.
What occurred to Mahdawi is alarming on many ranges. Mahdawi has authorized standing as a everlasting resident and has lived in the US for the previous decade. He wasn’t charged with against the law, however, like Mahmoud Khalil, one other Palestinian Columbia scholar and inexperienced card holder, was detained and ordered to be deported merely for having and expressing views that the secretary of state doesn’t like.
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