Appeals court reverses decision that freed pro-Palestinian Columbia activist Mohsen Mahdawi
A federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision ordering the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, opening the door to the re-arrest of a student protest organizer whom the Trump administration has spent more than a year trying to deport. Read More. |
The ruling from the Second Circuit overturns a previous decision by a federal court. In a unanimous decision, the panel found that the judge had overstepped his authority by intervening in Mahdawi’s case before it had moved fully through the immigration court system.
