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

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