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Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite government objections
Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been allowed to hold his 1-month-old son for the first time after a federal ...
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Mahmoud Khalil lays out his case for freedom in a Louisiana immigration court
The Palestinian rights advocate spoke at length as part of a 10-hour hearing Thursday as the U.S. attempts to deport him. A ...
Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutional
A federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at ...
Mahmoud Khalil: Jailed Activist Testifies Before Immigration Judge and Holds His Child for First Time
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil testified at his asylum hearing on Thursday, telling an immigration judge ...
Mahmoud Khalil Can Self-Deport If He Wants to Hold Newborn: White House
The response came after Newsweek asked the Dept. of Homeland Security why ICE had denied the detainee's request for a contact ...
Mahmoud Khalil holds newborn son for first time after federal government’s refusal
Mahmoud Khalil, the detained Palestinian activist who has become the public face of the Columbia University protests, got to ...
A federal judge says Trump’s rationale for trying to deport Mahmoud Khalil is probably illegal.
Khalil, a Columbia student, was arrested by ICE in March over his involvement in pro-Palestine activism despite being a ...
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Federal Judge Rules Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention as ‘Unconstitutional’
This is the first judge to rule on the constitutionality of President Trump's pursuit of the deportation of any non-citizen ...
US efforts to deport Columbia grad Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional, judge says
The Trump administration's attempt to deport Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil is likely unconstitutional, says federal judge.
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‘No Basis in Fact or Law’: Doubts Greet Activist Mahmoud Khalil’s Asylum Claim That Israel Will Come After Him If He’s Deported
Khalil’s argument is ‘so frivolous’ and ‘unprofessional’ that his lawyers ‘should be subject to discipline,’ one legal ...
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Court Finds Trump’s Use of Obscure Immigration Law Provision to Detain Mahmoud Khalil Likely Unconstitutional
A federal court in New Jersey issued an opinion ruling that the foreign policy grounds on which Mahmoud Khalil was detained are likely unconstitutional. The court held that Khalil is likely to succeed ...
Trump Administration’s Efforts to Deport Columbia Protester Mahmoud Khalil Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Rules
Khalil remains in custody in a Louisiana detention center.