Immigration judge rules Trump administration can deport Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil
Apr 11, 2025 6:56 PM EDT
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Laura Barrón-López

A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia grad student detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza. Khalil has not been charged with a crime and the administration is trying to remove him through a Cold War immigration law. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with immigration attorney David Leopold.
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- Amna Nawaz:
Today, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled that the Trump administration can deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student and legal permanent resident who was detained last month for his role in campus protests against the war in Gaza.
Judge Jamee Comans said the government met its burden of evidence to support the determination that Khalil poses adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States, despite not being charged with a crime.
Our White House correspondent, Laura Barrón-López, has been covering this and joins me now.
So, Laura, the judge has decided that Khalil can be deported. He won't be immediately deported, though. Explain that and what happens next. - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/i...-can-deport-columbia-protestor-mahmoud-khalil