Overview

• Mahmoud Khalil was detained by ICE agents on March 8 after participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University and transported to a detention center in Jena, Louisiana.
• The Trump administration invoked a Cold War-era immigration statute, arguing that Khalil’s presence posed a risk to U.S. foreign policy.
• U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz found that Khalil’s continued detention caused irreparable harm to his career, family and constitutional rights.
• The judge required Khalil to post a symbolic $1 bond as a condition of his release.
• The stay on the release order keeps Khalil in custody until Friday, June 13, to allow the government time to file an appeal.