Judge orders anti-Israel ringleader Mahmoud Khalil to be released on bail
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Federal judge orders release of anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil on bail, citing "extraordinary circumstances" in his immigration case involving free speech concerns
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Khalil's attorneys had said in a letter to the court that his imprisonment in an immigration detention center in Jena, Louisiana, was an "exceedingly rare" decision on the part of the government and amounted to unconstitutional retaliation.
Khalil, a lawful permanent resident, was arrested in March outside his apartment at Columbia University and immediately filed a habeas corpus lawsuit challenging his detention. He has asked the court to be released on bail or transferred to an immigration facility in New Jersey, where he would be closer to his family and legal team.
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