Appeals court overturns release order of Columbia anti-Israel activist
A unanimous Second Circuit panel ruled that Mohsen Mahdawi's challenge to his detention and removal must proceed through the immigration system, vacating a lower court order that had secured his release.
A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned a lower court's order releasing former Columbia University graduate student and anti-Israel activist Mohsen Mahdawi from immigration detention. The Second Circuit panel unanimously ruled that the district court lacked jurisdiction, stating that Mahdawi's challenge to his detention and removal must be litigated through the immigration system, as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act.
Congress requires such claims to be pursued through immigration proceedings before they can be reviewed by federal courts.
Mahdawi, a lawful permanent resident, was arrested in April 2025 during a U.S. citizenship interview after Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined his
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