Overview

• Khalil was arrested by ICE agents in Manhattan on March 8 and transferred to a detention center in Jena, Louisiana, where he has been held for over three months.
• The administration’s detention relied on a rarely used immigration provision invoked by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that deemed Khalil’s pro-Palestinian activism adverse to US foreign policy interests.
• On June 11, Judge Farbiarz found the primary justification likely unconstitutional and barred further detention under that law.
• The Department of Homeland Security separately alleged Khalil misrepresented information on his green card application but his lawyers argued such claims did not warrant continued detention.
• A lawful permanent resident married to a US citizen with a newborn son, Khalil’s case has become a focal point in debates over free speech, campus activism and immigration policy as the government prepares to appeal.