Mahmoud Khalil

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Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil released on bail

2:13pm June 20, 2025

Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.

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Mahmoud Khalil had hoped to walk free today. A federal judge said no

8:00pm June 13, 2025

After signaling that Khalil could be released Friday, Judge Michael Farbiarz accepted the government's shifting explanation for Khalil's continued detention.

A rally in support of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil in Times Square.

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Judge says Rubio 'likely' violated Constitution in ordering Mahmoud Khalil deported

7:37pm May 28, 2025

But in a mixed ruling, federal Judge Michael Farbiarz declined, for now, to order Khalil released from immigration detention.

Protesters Gather Outside Pro-Palestinian Activist Mahmoud Khalil's Court Conference In New York

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Mahmoud Khalil told a judge his deportation could be a death sentence. Here's why

5:00am May 24, 2025

Khalil's lawyers are trying to convince an immigration judge that if he's deported, Israel could target him over his advocacy for Palestinian rights.

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Judge rules Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

3:57pm April 11, 2025

The judge gave Khalil until April 23 to request a stay of his deportation and said that if his attorneys miss the deadline, she will order him deported either to Syria or to Algeria

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The controversial and obscure law being used against immigrant student protestors

5:03am April 11, 2025

The Trump Administration is using an obscure and controversial immigration law from 1952 to try to deport Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil.

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Trump administration lays out its evidence for deporting activist Mahmoud Khalil

3:20pm April 10, 2025

Khalil's attorneys say the government's case against their client largely rests on a memo from Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleging Khalil participated in "antisemitic" and "disruptive activities."

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Immigration judge to rule Friday on detained activist Mahmoud Khalil

11:48pm April 08, 2025

An immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered the government to turn over its evidence against Mahmoud Khalil. She says she will rule Friday on whether the Pro-Palestinian activist can be deported.

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Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas?

5:00am April 08, 2025

Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism.

Can't-miss interviews: Martha Stewart, Japanese Breakfast and an astronaut

7:00am March 22, 2025

Rounding up the big interviews you might have missed, from gardening tips with Martha Stewart to a conversation with a former astronaut about what happens to our bodies after that much time in space.

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