Mohsen Mahdawi

Welch: “The whole point of free speech is that you can speak truth to power.”   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the Knight First Amendment Institute, and Mohsen Mahdawi,…

Press conference will examine the Trump Administration’s weaponization of immigration law to target protected speech and association   WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, June 17th at 4 PM EDT, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.),Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), the Knight First Amendment Institute, Mohsen Mahdawi, a Vermonter and Columbia…

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Vermont Congressional Delegation, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and U.S. Representative Becca Balint (D-VT-At Large) today issued the following statement in reaction to Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordering the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, who was illegally detained by the Trump…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) this morning published an opinion piece in the Boston Globe entitled: “Detained activist Mohsen Mahdawi: 'A prisoner of this White House.'”  In his piece, Senator Welch outlined the dangers and consequences of the Trump Administration’s determination to…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement had detained Mahdawi in Vermont one week before his meeting with Welch. By Judy Goldstein / Senior Staff PhotographerMahdawi’s legal team filed a writ of habeas corpus petition on April 14 challenging his detainment by the federal government. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) met with Palestinian…