Mahmoud Khalil, Columbia and constitution
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Khalil, a Columbia student, was arrested by ICE in March over his involvement in pro-Palestine activism despite being a permanent resident. Citing a Cold War-era law, administration officials claimed Khalil’s presence in the country is detrimental to the US’s foreign policy interest.
The Columbia graduate student was supposed to attend the graduation celebration. Instead, he is in immigration detention, caught up in Trump’s crackdown on foreign students.
The Trump administration's attempt to deport Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is likely unconstitutional, says federal judge.
A judge ruled the Trump administration likely violated the Constitution in trying to deport a pro-Palestinian Columbia student under a vague foreign policy law.
Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist arrested by U.S. immigration agents in March, met his month-old son for the first time on Thursday before an immigration hearing,
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who has been detained since his arrest in March, took the stand Thursday during a hearing on his immigration status.