An op-ed penned by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., has been republished by the Washington Times despite an earlier editorial decision to end the Kentucky Republican’s weekly column amid accusations of plagiarism.

“When we were constructing the immigration section, we called Sen. Paul’s office as a courtesy and told his communications team we’d like to include the op-ed in the section,” Times Editor John Solomon told the Washington Examiner late Thursday.