Adeel Mangi, 46, hails from Karachi and will become the first Muslim judge on the Federal Court of Appeals in US history after being confirmed by the Senate.
However, It did clarify that a married woman should obtain permission from her husband, and an unmarried, widowed, or divorced female pilgrim must ask permission from her parents.
A crowd of about 250 pro-Palestinian supporters waving flags and chanting for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war surrounded the venue in the city's Chinatown district on Tuesday evening.
