Judge Removes Travel Restrictions for Oath Keepers After Trump Clemency

A federal judge ruled that travel restrictions for Stewart Rhodes and seven other Oath Keepers are unenforceable following President Trump's commutation of their sentences.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta vacated his earlier order barring Stewart Rhodes and other Oath Keepers from entering Washington, D.C., or the U.S. Capitol without court permission.
The decision follows President Trump’s commutation of sentences for Rhodes and seven others convicted for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack.
The court acknowledged that Trump's unconditional commutations effectively nullified the enforcement of supervised release terms, though the convictions themselves remain intact.
Rhodes, convicted of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 18 years in prison, was released last week and has since appeared on Capitol Hill and at public events.
Critics, including some lawmakers and legal experts, have raised concerns that the broad clemency for January 6 defendants could embolden further political extremism.