Federal judge rules case of Mahmoud Khalil
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The judge presiding over a lawsuit in New Jersey challenging the detention of Mahmoud Khalil denied the government’s motion to dismiss his petition and said he has jurisdiction over the case, accordin...
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The ruling does not guarantee that Khalil will be moved out of a detention facility in Louisiana, where he is being held as the government seeks his deportation for his role in campus protests agains...
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The Trump administration has sought to deport Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil for leading the pro-Palestinian protests and sit-ins at the Ivy League institution.
New York Judge Jesse Furman had transferred the case to New Jersey, but a fight has ensued over which court has jurisdiction. Khalil, currently held in Louisiana, was snatched by ICE agents on March 8 and initially held in New Jersey.