A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision ordering the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, opening the door to the re-arrest of a student protest organizer whom the Trump administration has spent more than a year trying to deport.

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Mohsen Mahdawi, who was detained by ICE in April 2025, participated in the pro-Palestine protests at Columbia.