US appeals court overturns ruling requiring release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi

US appeals court overturns ruling requiring release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 07/21/2026 - 18:59 The ruling says Mahdawi's case should have been handled through immigration court, in a move that could tighten restrictions on Green Card holders Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi poses for a portrait inside Havemeyer Hall on the Columbia campus in New York City, on 18 May 2025 (Reuters) Off A US appeals court on Tuesday overturned a 2025 ruling that ordered the