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A federal appeals court has blocked the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, clearing the way for his deportation. The panel ruled the lower court judge overstepped by intervening before his case completed the full immigration process — a decision echoing a prior ruling against his classmate Mahmoud Khalil. While the court didn’t rule on whether Mahdawi was targeted for his criticism of Israel, he can still pursue that claim later after exhausting all immigration court options. Born in the West Bank and a legal resident since 2015, Mahdawi was arrested during a citizenship interview in April 2025, part of a broader pattern of enforcement actions.

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