Freed Columbia University protester Mohsen Mahdawi was allowed to stride across the graduation stage Monday — just three weeks after being cut loose from an immigration jail. The 34-year-old, who was draped in a keffiyeh,

Student activist Mohsen Mahdawi has attended his graduation from Columbia University, weeks after his release from federal custody.

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, recently detained by federal immigration officials for his pro-Palestinian activism, walked across a graduation stage on Monday, blowing a kiss, bowing, and flashing peace signs to a roaring, largely standing crowd.