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Vermont Senate adopts resolution condemning Mohsen Madawi’s detention and calling for due process
Summary
SR13, condemning the circumstances of Mohsen Madawi’s detention and urging due process, passed the Vermont Senate 24–5 on April 30, 2025.
The Vermont Senate on April 30 adopted SR13, a resolution “strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances” of the arrest and detention of Mohsen Madawi and urging that he be afforded due process and released if appropriate. The resolution passed on a roll call vote recorded as yeas 24, nays 5.
Senators from Chittenden presented the judiciary committee report to the floor and described Madawi as a long‑time resident and green‑card holder of White River Junction whose scheduled final citizenship interview became, according to the presenters, “a ruse to detain” him. The presenting senator said community…
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