Pro-Palestinian Hasidic religious worker accused of hate crimes faces deportation to Israel

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Hasidic religious worker Yehonatan Ovadia, who participated in a pro-Palestinian protest in New York, faces potential deportation to Israel after his religious worker visa extension was denied by USCIS. Although criminal charges related to the protest were dropped, Ovadia remains detained by ICE, with his lawyers alleging unlawful targeting of speech disliked by the administration.

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Submitted by Mounira Elsamra on Tue, 10/20/2026 - 16:27 Yehonatan Ovadia attended pro-Palestine protests in 2023 and has been in detention since August Outside view of the Metropolitan Detention Center on the eve of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's scheduled court appearance in New York City, on 25 March 2026 (Angela Weiss/AFP) Off Hasidic religious worker Yehonatan Ovadia is currently being held at Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City and is facing potential deportation to

Pro-Palestinian Hasidic religious worker accused of hate crimes faces deportation to Israel

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