US EditionJudge Blocks Deportation of Palestinian Activist Who Led Protests at Columbia
Judge found government failed to authenticate a memo used to justify deportation; ruling marks a setback for the Trump administration's efforts targeting pro-Palestinian student activists.
- 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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Judge Blocks Deportation of Palestinian Activist
A Palestinian activist accused of leading anti-Israel protests at Columbia University will not be deported from the United States, Judge Nina Froes ruled. According to Froes, the Trump administration failed to certify a document it wanted to use as evidence. The procedural error led to the end of Mahdawi’s removal proceedings. The non-certified document, a memo by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, read that Mahdawi’s “presence and activities in th…
Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian Columbia protester
A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Judge blocks deportation of Palestinian Columbia protester A federal immigration judge has dismissed deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, who organized pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University. Mahdawi, a green ca…
US Judge Halts Deportation of Palestinian Activist
In a dramatic turn of events this week, a US immigration judge has brought an end to deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian‑born activist and Columbia University graduate student who faced removal from the United States amid highly charged political controversy. The decision, delivered on Tuesday by Judge Nina Froes, has captured widespread attention and highlighted fundamental questions about evidence, procedure, and th…
Judge ends Mahdawi deportation case, DHS vows to continue
According to Fox News and other media reports, a federal immigration judge, Nina Froes, terminated the government’s deportation case against Mahdawi on procedural grounds, finding that federal attorneys failed to properly authenticate a key piece of evidence they submitted in the proceedings.
U.S. Justice has blocked the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, an activist...
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