A US immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist known for his leadership in campus protests at Columbia University against Israel’s.
A US immigration judge has ordered the deportation of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine activist known for his leadership in campus protests at Columbia University against Israel’s military actions in Gaza. The order, issued by Judge Jamee Comans in Louisiana on Friday, directs Khalil—a Palestinian originally from Syria and holding Algerian citizenship—to be removed to either Syria or Algeria, per Al Jazeera. The decision was revealed via court documents released by the ACLU.
The judge contended that Khalil failed to disclose significant affiliations, including his connections to UNRWA (the UN agency for Palestinian refugees) and a Columbia student advocacy group, on his green card application.
