Overview
- Khalil and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed the Freedom of Information Act suit in Manhattan federal court seeking communications involving DOJ, the FBI, DHS and other agencies.
- The filing focuses on alleged contacts with groups including Betar US and Canary Mission after court records showed ICE relied on their material to generate leads on students.
- Betar previously said it submitted a deportation list naming thousands of protesters to senior officials, a claim cited by Khalil to argue private-public targeting of activists.
- Khalil, a Palestinian-born Columbia graduate and U.S. permanent resident, was detained for more than 100 days in Louisiana and remains on appeal after an immigration judge ordered deportation.
- The White House disputed his account, accusing him of visa fraud, while reporting notes he holds a green card rather than a student visa.