Mohsen Mahdawi's Abduction "Should Terrify" Us, Says VT Rep. Balint

[Uncle Joe]

The Trump administration is now seeking to deport Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who is being held in a prison in northwest Vermont. He was detained by Homeland Security agents when he went to an immigration services center to take a civics test that is the final step in the process of becoming a naturalized citizen. Mahdawi moved to Vermont from the West Bank in 2014 and has been a legal permanent resident, or green card holder, since 2015.

All three members of Vermont's congressional delegation are calling for Mahdawi's release, including Congressmember Becca Balint. "This should terrify every single person living in this country, regardless of your citizenship status," says Balint. "This is Trump creating his own army of brownshirts right here in our country."

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[Gaugamela]

1. "He has said in the past that the fight for the freedom of Palestine and the fight against antisemitism go

hand in hand, because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
— Rep. Becca Balint (at the 20:45 mark)

This concept is so basic, obvious, and self-evident that it is axiomatic. To deny it is mere gaslighting.

[murielm99]

2. Why are there four of these

fucking Democracy Now things on the front page? There are better sources.

[Uncle Joe]

3. Then post them. n/t

[Gaugamela]

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[Celerity]

5. Do you also try to OP gatekeep for the myriad OPs using RW shit sources like Murdoch's NY Post and WSJ, + Newsweek etc?

[Gaugamela]

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