US judge says detained Palestinian student must remain in Vermont: Report Related news

Tamara Ceaikovski

ISTANBUL A Palestinian student detained earlier this month during a citizenship interview must remain in the US state of Vermont for at least 90 days as his legal team pursues his release, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, CBS News reported. US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford said he would extend a prior restraining order that bars Mohsen Mahdawi’s deportation or transfer out of state, according to his lawyers. The judge scheduled another hearing in Mahdawi's case for next week, with a separate