A US judge blocked the deportation of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested last year amid a crackdown on pro-Palestinian activists, according to her lawyers (Source 1). This decision comes as Hong Kong leader John Lee celebrated the 20-year jail sentence of pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai, while police in Australia used tear gas and pepper spray on protesters opposing the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog (Sources 3, 4). Meanwhile, convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell refused to testify before US lawmakers and sought a pardon (Source 5).
The judge's ruling regarding Ozturk was detailed in a letter filed at the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals (Source 1). The student had spent over six weeks in a Louisiana immigration detention center before being released on a judge's order (Source 1).
In Hong Kong, John Lee defended the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, claiming the media tycoon had "poisoned" the city (Source 3). This occurred as China released a white paper outlining plans to further enhance a national security law, which has been used to suppress dissent (Source 3).
In Australia, the protests against President Herzog's visit were sparked by his invitation from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese following a shooting at a Hanukkah event in Sydney in December that killed at least 15 people (Source 4). Thousands of people participated in the demonstrations (Source 4).
Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence, refused to answer questions from the US House Oversight Committee regarding new Epstein investigations (Source 5). Her attorney requested clemency from former US President Donald Trump (Source 5).
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