Overview

• Mahmoud Khalil was arrested on March 8 at his Manhattan residence under a Cold War-era statute invoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio targeting pro-Palestinian protesters.
• Farbiarz ruled the government violated Khalil’s First Amendment rights by detaining him on foreign policy grounds without demonstrating he endangered U.S. interests.
• The administration’s separate claim that Khalil falsified his green card application was rejected by the judge for lack of serious supporting evidence.
• Khalil spent 104 days at a rural Louisiana ICE facility, missing the birth of his son and remaining separated from his U.S. citizen wife until his late-night release.
• The Department of Homeland Security has appealed the release order and deportation proceedings will continue as Khalil contests the fraud allegations in immigration court.