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WorldThe Guardian1mo ago

US Immigration Judges Fired, Raising Free Speech Concerns

The case of two US immigration judges who were fired, while another retained his job, offers insight into the administration's stance on free speech and its view that some noncitizens may not possess First Amendment rights.

US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi
PoliticsThe GuardianAl Jazeera3mo ago2 sources

US judge blocks deportation of Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi

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...