A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s 2024 student encampment protests.
A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s 2024 student encampment protests.
The judge ordered the Trump administration and attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil to appear for a conference Wednesday morning at 11:30 a.m. at court in Lower Manhattan.
“To preserve the Court’s jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, [Khalil] shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise”, Judge Jesse Furman wrote.
Khalil was arrested Saturday night at his university-owned apartment by federal immigration authorities. Amy Greer, Khalil’s attorney, said they claimed they were acting on a State Department order to revoke Khalil’s student visa and green card.
Khalil is being held in Jena, Louisiana, awaiting immigration court proceedings that might result in his deportation, according to ICE records.
President Trump said Monday that Khalil’s arrest was just the first “of many to come.
