A federal judge ordered the release of an anti-Israel protester who helped organize riots and protests at the University of Columbia on Wednesday.

Authorities with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/another-pro-palestine-columbia-protestor-detained-ice-sanders-dems-outraged" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mohsen Mahdawi,</a> a green card holder, earlier this month.

According to the court filing, Mahdawi co-founded the Palestinian Student Union at Columbia in the fall of the Oct. 7 Hamas terror attack. He founded the group with <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/ivy-league-anti-israel-ringleader-mahmoud-khalil-withheld-details-foreign-ties-from-visa-application-feds" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mahmoud Khalil</a>, another pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by federal immigration officials under the Trump administration earlier this year.

This is a developing story. Check back soon for updates.

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A federal judge ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi on Wednesday, a Columbia University protest organizer who was arrested by ICE earlier this month.{ai:summary}A federal judge has ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, an anti-Israel protester and co-founder of the Palestinian Student Union at Columbia University. Mahdawi, a green card holder, was detained by ICE earlier this month following protests organized after the October 7 Hamas attack.The case highlights ongoing tensions surrounding pro-Palestinian activism in the U.S. and the legal challenges faced by activists involved in such movements. #politics

Anti-Israel Columbia protester detained by ICE is freed after federal judge's order

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