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Judge Denies Release of Mahmoud Khalil Over Green Card Misrepresentation

The ruling follows the Justice Department’s abandonment of its initial foreign policy justification in favor of a fraud allegation.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters hold flags and signs at the Release Mahmoud Khaul, Hands Off Our Students, ICE off Our Campus rally in Lower Manhattan in New York City on March 10. ICE Immigration officers arrested Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of the protests at Columbia University against Israel's war in Gaza. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Overview

  • On June 13, U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz rejected Mahmoud Khalil’s bid for release from ICE custody, citing his failure to challenge new fraud allegations.
  • The Trump administration shifted its detention rationale after a judge blocked the foreign policy basis by alleging Khalil withheld information about past employment and affiliations on his green card application.
  • Khalil was arrested by ICE agents in March at Columbia University following Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination that his activism threatened U.S. foreign policy interests.
  • His legal team and civil rights groups contend that the fraud charge is retaliation for Khalil’s protected pro-Palestinian speech and an unusual use of immigration law.
  • Khalil remains detained in Louisiana, apart from his wife and newborn son, and his lawyers are preparing a bail application before an immigration judge.