Pro-Palestinian Protester Protected by Federal Judge

A U.S. District Court judge in Vermont has ordered at least temporary protection for a pro-Palestinian protester. ABC News reported that Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi now has the court's protection from being moved out of Vermont by federal immigration enforcement agents. He is the co-founder of the Palestinian Student Union at Columbia, along with Mahmoud Khalil, according to the report. Khalil has been detained by the government since March 8. Judge Geoffrey Crawford said he issued his order to "prevent disputes" about jurisdiction "or any other issues that may...