The US government has reinstated deportation proceedings against student Mohsen Mahdawi, who accuses authorities of weaponizing the immigration system to silence his advocacy for Palestinian rights.

Mahdawi, arrested last year during US citizenship interview, says he is ‘grateful to the court for honoring the rule of law’ An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a 34-year-old Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist who was arrested by federal agents last year during a US citizenship interview in Vermont. Lawyers for Mahdawi gave details of the decision in a court filing on Tuesday with a federal appeals court in New York, which had been reviewing a ruling that led to his release from immigration custody in April. Continue reading...

An immigration judge said the Department of Homeland Security failed to meet its burden of proving Mohsen Mahdawi was removable. The Trump administration can appeal the ruling.

Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi will not be deported after Immigration Judge Nina Froes ruled the government failed to provide sufficient evidence.