US judge orders Palestinian student detained at citizenship interview released

Mohsen Mahdawi, who was slated for deportation, struck a defiant tone outside a courthouse in the northeastern state of Vermont. "I am not afraid of you," he said, addressing US President Donald Trump, whose government has led a crackdown on immigration, including targeting pro-Palestinian protesters in the country on visas. "If there is no fear. What is it replaced with? Love, love is our way." Mahdawi was arrested on April 14 as he was attending an interview to become a US citizen, his lawyers said in a court filing.