Judge Rescinds Travel Ban for Oath Keepers After Trump Clemency

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A federal judge has rescinded a travel ban imposed on Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and co-defendants after President Trump commuted their sentences related to Jan. 6 convictions. Judge Amit Mehta ruled the commutations nullified terms of supervised release, stating further enforcement would be improper.

The Justice Department initially opposed the decision, arguing defendants should still face restrictions. Acting U.S. Attorney Edward Martin highlighted concerns about public safety. However, Mehta deemed Trump’s unconditional commutations as extinguishing all enforcement terms.

Trump’s clemency, covering over 1,500 individuals, included Rhodes, Proud Boys members, and others. While some avoided seditious conspiracy convictions, many sentences were commuted.

Rhodes and others, free from restrictions, appeared on Capitol Hill days after. Mehta emphasized courts cannot question clemency motives, only uphold their terms.