U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and others from Vermont's congressional delegation labeled the detention "immoral, inhumane, and illegal."

Columbia University student and Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi has been released on bail by a Vermont judge after more than two weeks in U.S. immigration custody. “I am saying it clear and loud to President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you,

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student and Palestinian activist, was released after two weeks of detention by US immigration. His legal team argued his arrest was unlawful and retaliation for his advocacy.