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Donald Trump’s DOJ just admitted to violating over 50 court orders since December 2025

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An immigration judge ordered Mahmoud Khalil deported. What happens now?

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ruled that Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported for not disclosing information on his green card application

The Independent UK

US judge orders deportation of activist Mahmoud Khalil to Syria, Algeria

US immigration judge said prominent pro-Palestine activist withheld information on green card application.

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‘First Amendment has limits’: Tom Homan insists that Mahmoud Khalil will be deported

White House officials insist Columbia University grad will be removed despite courts ruling against them

The Independent UK

‘My duty’: Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil meets lawmakers at US Capitol

Khalil, who continues to be targeted for deportation, says he will continue to advocate for Palestine and free speech.

Al Jazeera

The Rationale for Deporting Mahmoud Khalil Is Alarmingly Vague and Broad

Marco Rubio’s nebulous invocation of foreign policy interests is bound to have a chilling impact on freedom of speech, which is the whole point.

Reason

Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after more than 100 days in Ice detention

Columbia graduate and legal US resident was targeted by White House for speaking out against the Israeli war in Gaza

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What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his release from immigration detention

A Palestinian activist who participated in protests against Israel has been freed from federal immigration detention after 104 days

The Independent UK

"Justice prevailed," Khalil freed

Columbia grad and activist freed after judge slams ICE detention as unjustified and political

Salon

A Judge's Order Freeing Mahmoud Khalil Is Yet Another Loss for the Trump Administration's Immigration Agenda

A federal judge didn't buy the Trump administration's claims about why it was keeping Khalil in an federal immigration detention center.

Reason

Judge orders Mahmoud Khalil's release

“It is highly, highly unusual to be seeking detention ... given the factual record,” Judge Michael Farbiarz said

Salon

‘Justice prevailed’: Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks after release from ICE detention

The case is at the center of the Trump administration’s attempts to combat dissent against Israel’s war on Gaza on campuses

The Independent UK

Mahmoud Khalil denied release from ICE after Trump administration’s ‘cruel and shocking’ tactics, lawyers say

Attorneys blast the government’s shifting legal grounds to keep the Columbia student activist in detention

The Independent UK

Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can remain in custody amid green card dispute

The Trump administration has argued that Khalil, a Columbia University student, did not disclose past affiliations.

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A Judge Said the Excuse for Arresting Mahmoud Khalil Was Unconstitutionally Vague. Why Isn't Khalil Free?

U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz highlights the chilling impact of Marco Rubio's dubious rationale for deporting students whose views offend him.

The Independent UK

Detained Columbia protester asks judge to order his release, says government missed appeal deadline

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil have asked a federal judge to order the release of the Columbia University protester from an immigration lockup, saying the Trump administration missed an appeal deadline

Al Jazeera

Judge rules Trump cannot use foreign policy claim to deport Mahmoud Khalil

While the ruling does not order Khalil’s immediate release, it does undermine the US government’s case against Khalil.

The Independent UK

Judge says government must release Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil

A federal judge has ruled that the government cannot deport and must release Mahmoud Khalil, the student whom the Trump administration jailed over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University

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The Independent UK

Trump officials’ move to deport Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional: judge

Case against Columbia student activist ‘unprecedented’ but judge stops short of releasing him from ICE detention

Al Jazeera

US judge says effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil likely unconstitutional

Trump administration has relied on sweeping view of executive power to push for deportation of pro-Palestine students.

The Independent UK

Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutional

A federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University was likely unconstitutional

The Guardian - US

Mahmoud Khalil finally allowed to hold one-month-old son for the first time

Detained Palestinian activist granted contact by judge who blocked Trump administration’s efforts to separate family

The Independent UK

Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite objections from government

Detained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider

Al Jazeera

US court says student activist Rumeysa Ozturk must be sent to Vermont

The Trump administration was also ordered in the case of Mahmoud Khalil to justify its use of a Cold War-era law.

Salon

Glimmers of hope for Khalil, Öztürk

Two rulings on Wednesday halted officials' attempts to trample the rights of detained pro-Palestine activists

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