A Judge Blocked the Deportation of Columbia Student Mohsen Mahdawi. The Government Was Trying to Expel Him for His Politics.

On February 20, 2026, in Civil Rights, Immigration, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Region, USA, by admin

An immigration judge has blocked the deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian permanent U.S. resident and Columbia University student who led anti-genocide protests on campus. His attorneys say the Trump administration sought his removal specifically because of his political activism. United Voices calls the ruling a win for free speech — and a warning about how far the administration has been willing to go.

Ramadan Began with Israeli Forces Blocking Al-Aqsa and Demolishing a Hebron Family’s Home

On the first day of Ramadan, Israeli occupation forces imposed sweeping movement restrictions around Al-Aqsa Mosque — capping West Bank access at 10,000 worshippers and issuing more than 250 expulsion orders — while simultaneously demolishing a residential building housing over 40 Palestinians in Hebron.

A Judge Blocked the Deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi. The Government’s Case Fell Apart Over a Paperwork Error.

Immigration Judge Nina Froes terminated deportation proceedings against Mohsen Mahdawi — a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student and refugee camp-born lawful permanent resident — after the Trump administration failed to properly authenticate the key evidence in its case: a memo by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

For the First Time, FIFA and UEFA Leaders Have Been Referred to the ICC for War Crimes. Palestinian Footballers Did It.

A coalition of Palestinian footballers, clubs, and advocacy groups filed a 120-page complaint at the International Criminal Court on February 16 accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino and UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity — specifically apartheid and the transfer of civilians into occupied territory — by allowing Israeli settlement clubs to compete in official football leagues.

Six Thousand Amputees in Gaza Face an Impossible Recovery. Now Israel Is Threatening to Resume the War.

Israel has threatened to resume its war on Gaza within 60 days if Hamas does not disarm completely. For the roughly 6,000 Palestinians — a quarter of them children — living with amputations from two years of bombardment, the ultimatum means recovery itself is now under threat.

Ben-Gvir Stomped on Palestinian Prisoners’ Heads at Ofer. Then He Made Sure It Was Filmed.

Palestinian Prisoner Society lawyers documented Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stomping on detainees’ heads and filming the abuse during a raid on Ofer Prison’s Section 26 — part of an ongoing pattern of calculated brutality against over 9,300 Palestinian prisoners.

An Israeli Soldier Went on a TikTok Livestream from Gaza and Confirmed What the World Already Knew

A self-identified Israeli soldier speaking on a TikTok livestream from Gaza confirmed the killing of Palestinian civilians and admitted to sexual violence — statements that, while horrifying, align with what UN bodies and human rights organizations have documented throughout the genocide.

Israel Blocked UN Aid Missions in Gaza. At the Munich Conference, Diplomats Argued Over Who Gets Credit for Reconstruction.

The UN announced Israel blocked three humanitarian missions in Gaza — including wastewater access — as Rafah returnees reported interrogation, blindfolding, and denial of medical care. At the Munich Security Conference, the debate was about reconstruction governance.

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