Mahdawi — who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on Columbia's campus in 2023 — was greeted by cheers and applause as he returned to accept his diploma, donning a blue graduation cap with the scales of justice depicted on the top. He told CBS News after the ceremony he saw his classmates' reactions as a "message of acknowledgement for the work that I have been doing, and an acknowledgement for what people desire. The Trump administration is seeking to deport Mahdawi under a law that allows the government to revoke visas if the secretary of state believes somebody's presence in the U.S. poses "serious adverse foreign policy consequences."
Author: Lilia Luciano, Joe Walsh
Published at: 2025-05-19 22:32:37
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