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Senate adopts resolution urging due process in Madawi detention; member reports he was released
Summary
The Senate unanimously adopted SR13, which objected to the circumstances of Mohsen Madawi’s arrest and urged his release; a senator announced that Madawi had been freed from detention earlier that day.
The Vermont Senate on April 30 adopted SR13, a resolution "strongly objecting to the manner and circumstances under which U.S. immigration authorities arrested and detained Mohsen Madawi" and urging that he be afforded due process and released immediately.
A floor motion read the resolution and senators voted to adopt it by voice vote. During consideration, a senator from Windham Windsor noted on the floor that Mohsen Madawi had been released from detention that morning: “I did just wanna note that this morning, Mosin Mowgli was in fact freed from detention,” the senator said.
The resolution records the Senate’s objection to the arrest circumstances and urges federal authorities to afford due process; the transcript does not record additional debate, roll-call votes or subsequent enforcement actions. The Senate adopted SR13 by voice vote and proceeded to adjournment.
Ending note
SR13 is a chamber-level statement of position; it does not itself compel federal action but puts the Vermont Senate on record objecting to the arrest conditions and urging due process for the individual named in the resolution.
