Overview

• New allegations from the Trump administration claim Mahmoud Khalil failed to disclose past employment with UNRWA and the British Embassy in Beirut on his green card application.
• The government has argued that these omissions provide an independent basis for deportation, dismissing Khalil's First Amendment claims as irrelevant.
• Khalil's attorneys assert that the charges are retaliation for his leadership in pro-Palestinian protests, framing the case as an attack on constitutionally protected free speech.
• A federal judge has temporarily blocked Khalil's deportation as his legal team contests the government's claims and challenges the constitutionality of the case.
• This case is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to target foreign students and scholars involved in pro-Palestinian activism, citing national security and foreign policy concerns.