US reinstates deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi
Summary
The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals has restarted deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student at Columbia University. An immigration judge had previously blocked the deportation, but the Biden administration overturned that decision.Key Facts
- Mohsen Mahdawi is a Palestinian student at Columbia University.
- He was arrested last year after joining pro-Palestinian protests.
- An immigration judge blocked his deportation, saying the government’s evidence was not strong enough.
- That judge was later removed by the Biden administration.
- The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals has now reversed the judge’s decision and reinstated deportation proceedings.
- Mahdawi claims the government is targeting him for his peaceful protests and advocacy for Palestinian rights.
- He was detained for two weeks without being charged with a crime.
- The deportation effort is based on a law allowing the Secretary of State to remove people considered harmful to U.S. foreign policy.
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