Federal judge rules anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil cannot be deported or detained by Trump admin
The Trump administration is barred from deporting or detaining anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge Michael Farbiarz, of New Jersey, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting federal officials from booting the Columbia University graduate from the country, arguing that the admin's reasoning that Khalil's continued presence would pose a risk to foreign policy was not sufficient, ABC News reported.
Mahmoud Khalil can no longer be detained or deported, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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Judge Michael Farbiarz, of New Jersey, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting federal officials from booting the Columbia University graduate from the country.
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The Department of Homeland Security has until Friday morning to appeal the decision.
Khalil, 30, a legal permanent resident, was taken into custody on March 8 and has since remained locked up at a Louisiana detention facility.
While the Ivy league grad isn't facing criminal charges, the White House has argued he voiced beliefs adverse to US foreign policy while he served as a spokesperson for anti-Israel rabble rousers on Columbia's campus last year.
The Post has reached out to the White House for comment.
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