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. 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 green card holder who is married to an american citizen, has been held in a louisiana detention facility since he was arrested by ice agents in new york city in march. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain. Immigration and customs enforcement (ice) agents on march 8, 2025 [2][3][4] the agents did not have a warrant.
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