Appeals court overturns release order for foreign student arrested in Vermont
by Zach Schonfeld - 07/21/26 12:00 PM ET
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled a judge erred in ordering the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest at his naturalization interview became a flash point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign students.
Last year, the district judge found the administration was likely targeting Mahdawi, a Palestinian green-card holder and Columbia University student, for his protected speech about the Israel-Hamas war.
In its Tuesday decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that federal law barred the courts from getting involved so soon.
“We conclude that the district court should not have reached this question,” U.S. Circuit Judge Debra Ann Livingston wrote for the panel.
It’s a major win for the administration, which has targeted foreign students who’ve criticized Israel and fought back against legal challenges in part by arguing that judges have limited jurisdiction to second-guess the crackdown.
https://www.alipac.us/f9/appeals-court-overturns-release-order-foreign-student-arrested-vermont-440463/
