A federal judge in New York City has ordered that a Palestinian activist who led protests at Columbia University not be deported while the court considers the lawsuit challenging his detention.
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Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful U.S. resident who was a graduate student at Columbia until December, was detained Saturday by federal immigration agents. Trump had warned his arrest and possible deportation will be the first “of many to come” as his administration cracks down on campus demonstrations against Israel and the war in Gaza.
A hearing in Khalil’s case was scheduled for Wednesday.
