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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Mohsen Mahdawi speaks at a protest on the Columbia University campus on November 9, 2023 in New York City. Mahdawi, a Columbia University student and green card holder, was arrested in Vermont by immigration officials on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Mukta Joshi/Getty Images)

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - MAY 12: U.S. Presidåçent Donald Trump boards Air Force One on May 12, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Saudi Arabia, the first stop on his four-day Middle East visit and the first international trip of his second term. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

DAWN Statement on President Trump's Scheduled Visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE

U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

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