Columbia student arrested by ICE released on bail, says hes not afraid of Trump – National [Video]

A Columbia University student who was detained by U.S. authorities for his role in pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations and released on bail on Wednesday after two weeks in detention says he is not afraid of the Trump administration.

“I am saying it clear and loud to President Trump and his cabinet: I am not afraid of you,” he told reporters outside a Vermont courthouse on Wednesday.

Mohsen Mahdawi, 34, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Colchester, Vt., after attending a citizenship interview on April 14, over government claims that his activism posed a threat to national security.

According to a recent court filing, Mahdawi was born in a refugee camp in the West Bank and moved to the United States in 2014. He has been a green card holder since 2015.

Mahdawi recently completed coursework at Columbia and was expected to graduate in May before beginning a master’s degree program there in …