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The judge who blocked Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation is an observant Jew

JL;DR SUMMARY Judge Jesse Furman, an observant Jew appointed by President Obama, issued an order blocking the deportation of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil by ICE, citing the need to retain jurisdiction over the case until a ruling is made. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityTrump AdministrationImmigrationDeportationPalestinian ActivismShabbat ObservanceProgressive Jewish GroupsIceMahmoud KhalilJesse Furman

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Manhattan, New York, United States
"Furman, on the bench at a federal district court in Manhattan, issued an order Monday blocking Khalils deportation."
New York City, New York, United States
"Adams, whose cooperation with the Trump administration on immigration enforcement was a goal of the administrations bid to end the corruption case against him, declined to comment on Khalils arrest."

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