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.

Israel’s Surveillance Industry Has Turned Your Car Into a Spy. A New Investigation Reveals How.

A Haaretz investigation reveals that Israeli cyber companies have developed a new intelligence sector called CARINT — car intelligence — capable of tracking vehicles by movement data, accessing in-car microphones and cameras, and potentially disabling cars remotely. The findings land as Israeli spyware firm Paragon faces fresh scrutiny for targeting journalists and activists.

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.

How Black Liberation Movements Came to See Palestine as a Shared Struggle

A new FloodGate podcast episode with Dr. Nadia Alahmed traces the deep historical connections between Black liberation movements and Palestinian struggle — from the era of decolonization to the present, and what those roots reveal about solidarity today.

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.

Randy Fine’s Anti-Muslim Dehumanization Has No Place in Congress

On February 17, 2026, in Anti-Muslim Hate, Civil Rights, Issues, News & Views, Press Release, Region, USA, by admin

United Voices condemns Rep. Randy Fine’s dehumanizing comments about Muslims and calls on House leadership to take action to stop anti-Muslim hate from being normalized in Congress.

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