Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers back in court
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The Trump administration has cited a seldom-invoked statute authorizing the secretary of state to deport noncitizens whose presence in the country threatens U.S. foreign-policy interests.
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The potentially landmark case centers on the right of the U.S. government to deport noncitizens over what civil rights advocates say is constitutionally protected speech.
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New York Judge Jesse Furman had transferred the case to New Jersey, but a fight has ensued over which court has jurisdiction. Khalil, currently held in Louisiana, was snatched by ICE agents on March 8 and initially held in New Jersey.
House Democratic Lawmakers reacted to the detention of anti-Israel activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, as he could potentially be deported, including calling for him to be released.
The Trump administration – after accusing Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil of being a Hamas sympathizer without providing evidence – now says Khalil’s deportation is justified because he did not reveal connections to two organizations in his application to become a permanent US resident,
He remains in detention in Louisiana as his attorneys fight his detention and the Trump administration argues he "led activities aligned to Hamas."
The families of those kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack have filed a lawsuit against detained Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil and several student groups for
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The families of Israeli hostages are suing Mahmoud Khalil and other Columbia University protest organizers for allegedly running Hamas' "propaganda arm" on campus.
The social studied assignment allegedly portrayed the Columbia University graduate student as a "terrorism supporter."
Trump's administration argued that Khalil's First Amendment claims are a "red herring " and that there's "an independent basis to justify removal sufficient to foreclose Khalil’s constitutional claim here.
The feds have lodged new accusations against Mahmoud Khalil, including that he hid his ties to certain activist organizations on an immigration application, court papers show.
Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia student facing deportation for pro-Palestinian activism, will be in New Jersey court today. Follow Newsweek's live blog.