Judge Lifts Restrictions on Jan. 6 Convicts Who Had Sentences Commuted

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and others are now free to enter Washington.

Stewart Rhodes speaks with media in Washington, after being released from federal prison in Cumberland, Md., on Jan. 21, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

A federal judge on Jan. 27 reversed restrictions he had imposed on Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and a number of others who were convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said he agreed with U.S. officials, who had asked the court to remove the restrictions.