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Detained Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi says he’s ‘in good hands’

Mohsen Mahdawi was detained last week as he attended an interview at an immigration office regarding his application for United States citizenship [Jeenah Moon/Reuters]

A Palestinian man who led peaceful protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza as a student at Columbia University, and was recently detained during an interview about finalising his US citizenship, has said he’s “in good hands” at the Vermont prison where he is being held.

Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident of the United States, was arrested on April 14 in Colchester, Vermont. He met on Monday with US Senator Peter Welch of Vermont, a Democrat.

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