Arrest of Anti-Israel Student Activist Sparks Legal Debate Over Trump Administration’s Vow To Deport Pro-Hamas Protesters

A federal judge is blocking the effort to deport Mr. Khalil, ruling late Monday that he ‘shall not be removed from the United States unless and until the Court orders otherwise.’

AP/Yuki Iwamura
Mahmoud Khalil, second from left, demonstrates during a protest at Columbia University in 2023. AP/Yuki Iwamura

Anti-Israel student activists hoping to dissuade the Trump administration from rounding up and deporting non-citizen student activists who support designated terror groups may want to acquaint themselves with basic immigration law. That’s the message from a longtime immigration lawyer who warns that the federal government has a strong legal case for removing pro-terror student agitators from the country.

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