An immigration judge has ordered pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to either Algeria or Syria.
The judge said Khalil failed to disclose information on his green card application.
Khalil’s lawyers intend on appealing the deportation order.
BREAKING: Judge orders Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil to be deported to Algeria or Syria, alleging he omitted information from his green card application. https://t.co/UtoI7M5PUs
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The order from the immigration judge, Jamee Comans, came despite a separate order in Khalil’s federal case in New Jersey blocking his deportation while that court considers Khalil’s legal argument that his detention and deportation are unlawful retaliation for his Palestinian advocacy.
Khalil’s March 8 arrest and subsequent detention in Louisiana
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