The US immigration judge decided on Friday that Trump’s administration could be deported by Columbia University Mahmúd Khalil.
Judge Jamee Comans from an immigration court in Louisiana does not mean that Khalil is immediately removed from the country
However, this represented an important victory for the Republican President in his efforts to deport foreign pro-Palestinian students who are legally in the United States and, like Khalil, was not charged with any crime, Reuters reported.
The Khalil lawyers are expected to appeal. The judge gave his lawyers until 23rd April to appeal against the order.
In a separate case in New Jersey, the US district judge Michael Farbiarz blocked deportation, while considering Khalil’s claim that his arrest was carried out in violation of the first addition of the US Constitution as freedom of speech.
Who is Mahmúd Khalil?
Mahmúd Khalil, a graduate of the University of Columbia, is a pro-Palestinian (or anti-Israeli) activist who helped protests against Israel at the university.
Last month he was detained over his role in Pro-Palestinian protests, the BBC reported. Thirty -year -old was a prominent voice last year on protests against the Gaza War, Columbia University.
The activist has been held at the detention center in Louisiana since March 8, when immigration officers told him that he was deported to participate in protests against the Gaza War.
Khalil, a permanent legal population of the US, was not charged with a crime. In a letter written from the facility, he stated that his “arrest was a direct consequence” of speaking for Palestinian rights.
Khalil was born in the Palestinian refugee camp in Syria. He holds Algerian citizenship and has become an American legal permanent inhabitant last year. Khalil’s wife is an American citizen.
Why is Mahmúd Khalil in the news?
Mahmúd Khalil captured global attention after Trump’s administration arrested and moved to deport him. The case raised questions about freedom of expression on university campuses and a legal process that would allow deportation of a permanent US inhabitant.
The arrest of Columbia graduates by immigration agents was associated with the promise of Donald Trump that he would interfere with student demonstrators that he blames for “non -American activities”.
US Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Security Kristi calls He wrote on X that Khalil’s “removal should come as a welcome message” because “hates the United States and what we are worth”.
“It is a privilege to give a visa or a green card for life and study in the United States. When you defend violence, celebrate and support terrorists who enjoy killing Americans and annoy Jews, this privilege should be canceled and should not be in this country,”
What did Mahmúd Khalil say after a court decision?
Khalil addressed the court after the decision and said, “I would like to quote what you last said that this court is nothing more important than the proper process of law and basic justice.”
“It is clear what we have witnessed today, none of these principles have been present today or throughout this process,” the BBC quoted as he said. “That’s exactly why Trump’s administration sent me to this court, 1,000 miles away from my family,” he added.
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