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Judge Blocks Deportation of Palestinian Activist Khalil, Orders Release by Friday

The government must decide by 9:30 a.m. Friday whether to appeal the injunction to prevent Khalil’s release on a nominal bond.

FILE - Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is seen at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the Columbia University campus in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ruled on June 11 that Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s foreign policy finding cannot alone justify detaining or deporting Mahmoud Khalil.
  • Farbiarz determined that Khalil would suffer irreparable harm to his career and free speech rights if he remains in custody and set a $1 bond for his release.
  • The Trump administration invoked a little-used 1952 immigration provision to strip Khalil’s green card but now has until Friday morning to propose new legal grounds for detention.
  • Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and former Columbia University graduate student, has been held by ICE since his March 8 arrest in New York.
  • His case joins a series of successful legal challenges by pro-Palestinian activists, underscoring limits on executive authority in immigration enforcement.