2nd Circuit reverses release order for Columbia activist in immigration case

A U.S. appeals court (the 2nd Circuit) overturned a lower-court ruling that had ordered the release of Columbia University activist Mohsen Mahdawi from immigration detention, saying the case should be handled in immigration court. The decision does not automatically re-arrest him, and the ACLU says there is no legal basis to deport or detain him while the appeals proceed. Mahdawi can seek a full-court rehearing or petition the Supreme Court, as the case remains tied to the administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activism.