The Palestinian Columbia University student who was arrested by ICE after leading anti-Israel protests across the university campus was now set free by a judge who said he was not a risk to the public.

The 34-year-old individual who goes by the name of Mohsen Mahdawi was released from custody following an order from the American District Judge Geoffrey Crawford, with the main protester sending a message to President Trump and his administration immediately after he was set free.

The judge said that he did not believe he belongs in custody and was not serving as any kind of risk to the public or in any way.

He has been a legal permanent resident of the US for the past decade. He was arrested on April 14 during an interview about finalizing his American citizenship, sources revealed.

However, the government continued to argue that Mahdawi’s detention at the Northeast State Correctional Facility in St. Albans was a constitutionally valid aspect of the entire deportation process.

The State Department mentioned how the West Bank-born Mahdawi is removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed the protesters’ presence and activities would have serious adverse foreign policy consequences and would compromise a compelling US foreign policy interest.