second US circuit court of appeals

A federal appeals court reversed a lower court's decision to release pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, allowing the Trump administration's ongoing deportation efforts. The previous ruling had compared the government's actions to McCarthyist repression.

A federal appeals court reversed a lower court's decision to release pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, allowing for his potential re-arrest. The ruling cited the lower court's overreach by intervening before the immigration process was completed. The Trump administration has sought his deportation for over a year.