Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest
Khalil’s lawyers say immigration law cannot block his challenge to detention tied to protected pro-Palestinian speech, as lower courts split on the issue.
- On Monday, Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that authorizes President Donald Trump's administration to re-arrest and deport him.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio deemed Khalil removable under the Immigration and Nationality Act, citing his involvement in "antisemitic protests and disruptive activities" at Columbia in 2024.
- A 2-1 panel of the 3rd Circuit overturned a lower-court order that previously secured his release, ruling that federal immigration law prevents district judges from addressing his legal claims.
- "If the Trump administration can punish someone for their pro-Palestine speech, this or any future administration can punish anyone for any speech," Khalil told reporters on Monday.
- Federal appeals courts remain divided on whether district judges may hear such challenges, as the administration recently asked the Supreme Court to also overturn a favorable ruling for activist Badar Khan Suri.
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Mahmoud Khalil takes legal fight to Supreme Court
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator who became a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian foreign students, asked the Supreme Court on Monday to take up his case, his lawyers said. Khalil was jailed for months last year, and he has long asserted his detention was retaliation for his protected speech. The high court…
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest
Khalil's lawyers argue that noncitizens must be able to challenge detention allegedly intended to punish constitutionally protected speech as his deportation case reaches the Supreme Court.
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest
Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that opened the door for President Donald Trump's administration to re-arrest and deport the Palestinian activist.
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil asks US Supreme Court to hear case seeking to avoid re-arrest - Jewish Rhode Island
Khalil's lawyers argue that noncitizens must be able to challenge detention allegedly intended to punish constitutionally protected speech as his deportation case reaches the Supreme Court.
New York: Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia University graduate, today ' s Monday, asked the United States Supreme Court to set aside a ruling that paved the way for President Donald Trump ' s administration to re-arrest and deport him. Khalil ' s lawyers asked Supreme Court judges to hear his case, after the American Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, based in Philadelphia, ruled that the Federal Migration Act pro…
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