The Trump administration has led a widespread student protest at Columbia University and arrested another foreigner who defended the October 7 massacre by Hamas terrorists.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Moshen Mahdawi, a Palestinian who had recently studied at Columbia University on Monday. According to Court documents filed by lawyers. Mahdawi’s arrest marks the latest uncertainty of foreign students who engaged in anti-Israel demonstrations and pro-Hama activities while studying at one of the most elite universities in the United States. (Related: Gangbang and Rapeer: Trump’s administrator name drop criminal deported to El Salvador)

“Mr. Mahdawi is an outspoken critic of Israeli military campaigns and activists in Gaza; Organizer of student protests on the Columbia campus until March 2024, after which he wasHis lawyer wrote to the court, which will be filed Monday.

“On April 14, 2025, Mahadawi was arrested. Ministry of Homeland Security [DHS]despite the fact that he is a legal permanent resident, his lawyer continued.

According to his lawyers, Mahdawi was born and raised in a “refugee camp” on the West Bank, and Mahdawi moved to the United States in 2014. He recently attended Columbia University and was planning to return to earn his master’s degree in the fall 2025 semester. His lawyer further stated that he has been a permanent resident for 10 years.

Mahdawi’s lawyers surrounded him as a peaceful organizer against Israel, explaining him in court documents and as a “devoted Buddhist” who believed in non-violence and empathy. His legal team accused the Trump administration of violating his first amendment of his right to free speech, calling the arrests by ice agents illegal.

However, the activities documented by groups tracking anti-Semitism draw a much different picture of Mahdawi and compile videos, interviews and social media posts showing that they are sympathetic to the October 7, 2023 massacre of over 1,400 people by Hamas and Hamas terrorists.

Accumulated Canary Missions Extensive list Mahadawi emphasis Interview Mahdawi refused to condemn the massacre following the attack on October 7th, saying instead Hamas was “a product of Israeli occupation.” The Canary Mission documented other alleged actions and statements by Mahdawi, including killing Israeli Jews in 1978 and leading the Prohama student camp at Columbia University in 2024.

Amid the Israeli-Hamas war, major universities across the United States began to overrun with left-wing student protesters sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. Columbia University is primarily at the heart of the protests of these students, and as they experienced protesters, the university was forced to call New York police to arrest them.

Throughout 2024, anti-Israel protesters in Colombia illegally occupy campus property, and school officials became extremely aggressive It was ultimately forced You can even cancel in-person classes and cancel the university-wide opening ceremony.

President Donald Trump was a re-election candidate at the time and expressed little sympathy for school protesters engaged in illegal behavior. I’ll crush it International students involved in illegal activities if they are elected to the White House. Other politicians have condemned the activities taking place on American campuses.

“We don’t deny Hamas sympathizers, from teachers to students, have embedded themselves in our institutions,” said Texas GOP Rep. Beth Van Doyin. September 2024 In response to a social media post about Mahdawi’s alleged activities. “The fact that school administrators continue to ignore this is why anti-Semitism has been allowed to flourish across university campuses since October 7th.”

Immigration authorities arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a friend of Mahdawi and another leader of Columbia University’s anti-Israel protests in early March, and were detained at a Louisiana facility while his deportation challenge unfolded in court. The ice agent also detained Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national and researcher at Georgetown University, arresting another Palestinian, Rekha Kodia, from the West Bank after his student visa expired and was previously arrested on suspicion of participating in pro-Hama’s activities in Colombia.

ICE introduced the Daily Call News Foundation to the State Department to comment on Mahdawi’s arrest. The State Department did not immediately provide an answer in time for this article to be published.

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