A Louisiana immigration judge will rule on Mahmoud Khalil’s release today. Here’s how we got here
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A Louisiana immigration judge is set to decide Friday whether to release Palestinian activist and Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil one month after he was arrested by federal agents following a deportation order from the Trump administration.
A Louisiana immigration judge is set to decide Friday whether to release Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil one month after he was arrested by federal agents following a deportation order from the Trump administration. Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans ordered the federal government to turn over evidence supporting its order to remove Khalil, a legal permanent resident, from the US by Wednesday evening or she would move to terminate the case, according to Khalil’s lawyers. In response to the request, the federal government submitted a memo Wednesday from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging Khalil is deportable because of his “beliefs, statements or associations” that would compromise US foreign policy interests. The memo, which is undated and initialed by Rubio, contained no allegations of criminal activity. Khalil’s attorneys have challenged the accusations against him in federal and immigration court, saying he is being targeted over his pro-Palestine activism in violation of his constitutionally protected right to free speech. “That’s what this case is really centered on: The rights of people in this country, citizens and immigrants alike, who are all protected by the Constitution and by the First Amendment to be able to speak out, whatever their views may be,” Marc Van Der Hout, an immigration attorney for Khalil, said during a briefing with reporters Thursday afternoon.
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