Lawyers for khalil said they plan to keep fighting and will seek a waiver A federal judge in new jersey has temporarily barred his deportation. Khalil, a former columbia graduate student who helped organize campus protests, was arrested at his manhattan residence and put into deportation proceedings He has not been charged with a crime. An immigration judge ordered mahmoud khalil deported The palestinian activist remains protected from detention or deportation under a separate judicial order in his civil rights case in new jersey, which remains ongoing.
Khalil was one of the most visible activists in the protests last spring at columbia, which also happened on other college campuses around the world He served as a student negotiator — a role that had him speaking frequently with university officials and the press. Khalil, a palestinian activist once detained by the trump administration, will speak in connecticut for detained gaza doctor hussam abu safiya. Mahmoud khalil, a prominent figure during the gaza war protests at columbia university in the spring of 2024, has drawn global attention after the trump administration arrested and moved to. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain. Mahmoud khalil, the columbia university graduate, was released from custody on june 20
Government targeted him for deportation.
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