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Mahdawi Ruling Sparks Free Speech Debate | Burlington News
A federal appeals court has overturned a Vermont judge’s release of Mohsen Mahdawi, a pro-Palestinian activist detained in April 2025 for his protests at Columbia University, ruling the case should have gone to immigration court from the start. The Trump-era deportation attempt, citing foreign policy concerns, is now back on the table — though Mahdawi’s legal team calls the decision “absurd and dangerous” and he remains defiant, confident in eventual justice. The ruling doesn’t immediately allow re-arrest, but the legal battle over free speech and immigration enforcement continues. Listen in…
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