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Court Sends Pro-Palestinian Activist Back to Deportation | Montpelier News
A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that would’ve kept pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi in the U.S., sending him back to deportation proceedings. The higher court ruled the initial judge overstepped by intervening before Mahdawi completed his immigration court process — a move echoing a similar case involving student Mahmoud Khalil earlier this year. The decision doesn’t address whether Mahdawi was targeted for his criticism of Israel, only that legal procedures weren’t followed. Mahdawi, a 35-year-old born in a refugee camp and naturalized in 2015, was detained…
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