Mahmoud Khalil seeks recusal of Judge Emil Bove from Third Circuit immigration case

Mahmoud Khalil seeks recusal of Judge Emil Bove from Third Circuit immigration case

Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate arrested by immigration authorities in March 2025, is now asking the judge hearing his case to step aside. His lawyers filed a petition Wednesday requesting that U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Emil Bove recuse himself from Khalil's immigration proceedings before the Third Circuit. The argument: Bove, before joining the bench, held senior roles at the Department of Justice, where he was allegedly invo…