Mahmoud Khalil, Judge Michael Farbiarz
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Khalil, an Algerian national, became a symbolic figure during the campus protests that engulfed Columbia University last spring. He served as the face of the pro-Palestinian encampment that took over large portions of the Ivy League campus and ignited headlines across the country.
A federal judge says the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application.
Mahmoud Khalil’s hopes of being freed on bond as he continues fighting the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him were dashed Friday, despite a judge saying the government could no longer hold Khalil on the premise that his presence in the country is against the national interest.
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