Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention
UNITED STATES, JUN 21 – Federal judge ruled Mahmoud Khalil will be released on bail after over three months detained for pro-Palestinian activism, highlighting constitutional concerns over use of immigration law to punish speech.
- Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent U.S. resident and former Columbia student, was released on June 20 after 104 days in immigration detention in Louisiana.
- Khalil was detained on March 8 under the Trump administration's crackdown on students protesting Israel's war in Gaza, though he was never charged with a crime.
- Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled Khalil’s detention unlawful, noting Khalil was not a flight risk or danger and criticized the government’s failure to meet detention standards.
- Khalil said, "Justice prevailed, but it's very long overdue," while his wife Noor Abdalla said the family could "breathe a sigh of relief" after his release.
- The government is appealing the release, and although Khalil will regain his green card and get limited travel documents, the deportation case and political fight are expected to continue.
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Source: Anadolu / Getty Last Friday (June 20), U.S. District Judge Michael Fabiarz ordered that Mahmoud Khalil, a U.S. citizen and Columbia University graduate student, was to be released from a detention center in Louisiana. When released, Khalil met with reporters and was asked if he had a message for President Donald Trump. “Trump and his administration, they chose the wrong person for this. That doesn’t mean that there is a right person for …
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