Judge orders Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi to be released

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7. Not "entrapment"

Entrapment is defense that can be raised by a defendant in a criminal proceeding alleging that the government has induced a person to commit a crime that the person would have otherwise not committed. It is not a defense to ploys used by the authorities to catch someone who they believe already has committed a crime -- in this instance, entering the country illegally or otherwise having a removal order against them.