politico-wire US Judge Blocks Deportation of Palestinian Activist Mohsen Mahdawi
A US immigration judge has blocked the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Palestinian activist and Columbia University student who was arrested during a citizenship interview last year. The decision comes after lawyers for Mahdawi filed a court appeal in New York, which had previously led to his release from immigration custody in April. Mahdawi expressed gratitude to the court for upholding the rule of law.