On , federal judge Michael Farbiarz ruled Khalil’s detention unconstitutional, noting he was neither a flight risk nor a community threat. Khalil was released on , after a court found the government’s case relied on unverified tabloid reports.
Khalil, a 31-year-old legal permanent resident, was the first person whose arrest became publicly known during the federal crackdown on noncitizens who publicly criticized Israel and its actions in Gaza.
Khalil was born in Syria to a Palestinian family and holds Algerian citizenship through a distant relative. He has said that he could be targeted, and even killed, if he is deported.
An immigration appeals board on Thursday denied Mahmoud Khalil’s latest bid to dismiss his deportation case, a largely expected ruling that advances the Trump administration’s effort to remove ...
NEW YORK — An immigration appeals board has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest bid to dismiss his deportation case, a largely expected ruling that brings the former Columbia University graduate ...
Lawyers for Khalil said they plan to keep fighting and will seek a waiver. A federal judge in New Jersey has temporarily barred his deportation.
Khalil’s lawyers have said the administration can’t re-detain him until the court’s order takes formal effect. And in immigration court, Khalil has faced an uphill battle.
The case of Khalil, who was detained last March, sits at the vanguard of a battle of immigrants' due process and civil rights, and the Trump administration's mass detention and deportation...
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University anti-Israel activist, received a final order of removal. His legal team calls the decision "baseless and politically motivated."