Washington — A federal appeals court on Friday said Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi can remain released from immigration custody while a legal challenge to his detention moves forward, denying a request from the Trump administration to allow immigration officials to re-detain Mahdawi.
The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit unanimously rejected the government's bid for emergency relief, finding that it is unlikely to succeed on its arguments that a Vermont district court did not have jurisdiction over Mahdawi's habeas...
Continue reading...The three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit unanimously rejected the government's bid for emergency relief, finding that it is unlikely to succeed on its arguments that a Vermont district court did not have jurisdiction over Mahdawi's habeas...
