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Judge says he will order Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention
UNITED STATES, JUN 20 – Federal judge ruled Khalil's detention was unconstitutional retaliation for activism and ordered his release after more than 100 days in custody, while deportation proceedings continue.
- Federal judge Michael Farbiarz ruled on Friday in New Jersey to order the release of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention.
- Khalil was detained on March 8 at his Manhattan apartment due to his participation in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel's war in Gaza under the Trump administration's crackdown.
- Khalil, a recent Columbia graduate and legal U.S. resident, was held in a Louisiana detention center amid allegations of lying on his green card application, which he disputes.
- President Trump called Khalil a "radical foreign pro-Hamma student" and pledged to deport others involved, while the New York Immigration Coalition condemned the arrest as a First Amendment violation.
- The judge’s release order highlights a legal challenge to the administration’s efforts to detain protest participants and signals a win for free speech advocates seeking Khalil’s return to family.
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A US judge has ordered the release of the pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been in deportation since March.
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Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who was arrested and deported from the United States for his participation in pro-Palestinian protests in Columbia in March, was released on Friday in accordance with a court decision.
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“Trump and his administration chose the wrong person for this,” says the activist, who is still facing possible deportation
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