A New York federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport a Columbia University student who led controversial pro-Palestinian protests on campus.
On Saturday, Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident on a green card from Syria, was arrested by immigration authorities. The Trump administration announced it would deport him over his involvement in the school’s protests, a move that was blocked on Monday. Judge Jesse Furman ruled Khalil cannot be deported until a court rules on a petition challenging the move.
Student negotiator Mahmoud Khalil is on the Columbia University campus in New York at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment on Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
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“To preserve the Court’s jurisdiction pending a ruling on the petition, Petitioner shall not be
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