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Judge Blocks Deportation of Palestinian Activist Who Led Protests at Columbia
An immigration judge ended deportation proceedings after DHS failed to authenticate a key memo; the ruling leaves room for government appeal or refiling, legal experts said.
- An immigration judge blocked the deportation of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, who led protests at Columbia University against Israel and the war in Gaza.
- The judge terminated the case due to a procedural misstep by government attorneys who failed to properly certify an official document they intended to use as evidence.
- Last month, a federal judge in Boston ruled that the administration had adopted an unlawful policy of detaining and deporting scholars like Ozturk and Mahdawi that chilled the free speech of non-citizen academics at universities.
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Immigration judge halts deportation of Palestinian activist who led Columbia University anti-Israel protests
An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student who led protests at Columbia University against Israel and the war in Gaza.
Palestinian activist accused of expressing desire to 'kill Jews' wins deportation case
A Palestinian activist accused of making antisemitic statements and leading anti-Israel protests at Columbia University will not be deported from the U.S., an immigration judge has ruled, according to reports.Judge Nina Froes determined on Feb. 13 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not provide sufficient admissible evidence to establish that Mohsen Mahdawi was removable, Reuters reported.Froes said DHS relied in part on a memoran…
Immigration judge halts deportation proceedings against Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi - The Boston Globe
Her ruling found the government failed to authenticate a memo penned by Secretary of State Marco Rubio arguing that Mahdawi's activism undermined the Middle East peace process.
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Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia
An immigration judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s deportation case against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student and Columbia protest leader.
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