The United States has removed Francesca Albanese, the UN's special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, from its list of sanctioned individuals, according to the US Treasury Department website.
The removal comes a week after a federal judge temporarily blocked the sanctions, finding that the Trump administration likely violated her free-speech rights by imposing the measures after she criticized US ally Israel’s war in Gaza.
The sanctions barred her from entering the US and banking there.
Albanese, an Italian lawyer who is the UN special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, recommended the International Criminal Court (ICC) pursue war-crimes prosecutions against Israeli and American nationals.
Albanese's husband and daughter, who is a US citizen, sued the Trump administration in February, alleging that the US sanctions are "effectively debanking her and making it nearly impossible to meet the needs of her daily life.”
In a post on X/Twitter following the decision, Albanese thanked her family for “stepping up” in her defense.
Francesca Albanese receives prestigious award from Spanish Prime Minister
Earlier this month, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez presented her with the Commander's Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, one of Spain's highest civilian honors.
During the event, both Sanchez and Albanese underscored the importance of "protecting international law and the independence of multilateral institutions."
Eli Leon and Goldie Katz contributed to this report.