Columbia U Student Faces Deportation Under Trump’s Crackdown on Campus Anti-Semitism

Columbia U Student Faces Deportation Under Trump’s Crackdown on Campus Anti-Semitism

Edited by: Fern Sidman

A Columbia University student, Mohsen Mahdawi, is now facing deportation as part of President Donald Trump’s executive order targeting anti-Semitism on college campuses, according to a report that appeared on Naz Hashem account on Instagram in which JewishBreakingNews.com was referenced as the source of the information. The international student, who is in the U.S. on an F-1 visa, has come under scrutiny for allegedly endorsing violence against Jews, celebrating Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel, and praising convicted Palestinian terrorist Dalal Mughrabi.

As was reported on the Naz Hashem Instagram account, JewishBreakingNews.com indicated that Mahdawi’s visa has been flagged for revocation, making him one of the first high-profile individuals to be targeted under the administration’s new measures to combat anti-Semitism in academic institutions. His alleged inflammatory rhetoric, which includes social media posts with explicit anti-Jewish hate speech, has placed him in violation of the executive order, which seeks to hold foreign students accountable for extremist rhetoric and incitement of violence.

In one of his reported social media posts, Mahdawi allegedly wrote: “F* the Jews… F*** the Jews!”**—a statement that has now become central to the case against him, according to the information provided on the Naz Hashem Instagram account in which JewishBreakingNews.com was referenced.  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is now preparing to initiate removal proceedings, marking a significant shift in how federal authorities are handling campus-based anti-Semitism under the Trump administration’s policies.

According to the Instagram report, JewishBreakingNews.com indicated that Mahdawi’s situation shines a proverbial spotlight on the administration’s growing efforts to root out anti-Semitic rhetoric within higher education. Trump’s executive order expands Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to cover anti-Semitism, holding universities accountable for failing to address hostile environments for Jewish students. In Mahdawi’s case, the enforcement goes a step further, with his visa now at risk of revocation due to his actions and statements.

This case represents a precedent-setting moment, as the report on Instagram which referenced JewishBreakingNews.com explained. While previous federal actions against campus extremism have largely focused on administrative penalties against universities, Mahdawi’s impending deportation signals that the administration is willing to go further by directly penalizing foreign students who engage in anti-Semitic incitement.

Columbia University has yet to issue an official statement on Mahdawi’s case, though the school has been under intense scrutiny for its handling of pro-Palestinian activism on campus. According to the report at JewishBreakingNews.com as cited on the Instagram account of Naz Hashem, pressure has been mounting on university administrators to take a stronger stand against rising anti-Semitism in academic spaces. Mahdawi’s case, however, now places the focus squarely on federal enforcement, rather than just institutional accountability.

ICE’s preparation to move forward with removal proceedings reflects the Trump administration’s broader stance on tackling anti-Semitism through immigration enforcement. The case raises broader implications for other international students, especially those involved in pro-Hamas and pro-terror activism that crosses into incitement or hate speech.

With Mahdawi’s visa status now in jeopardy, his legal team may seek to challenge the deportation order, though the JewishBreakingNews.com report indicated that the administration’s policy gives immigration authorities significant discretion in revoking visas when national security or incitement concerns are involved.

This development serves as a warning to foreign students across the country: engaging in hateful or extremist rhetoric—especially against Jewish communities— that this kind of egregious behavior may now result in direct immigration consequences. As the Trump administration continues its aggressive stance on anti-Semitism, Mahdawi’s case is likely to be one of many that define this new era of enforcement.