Mahmoud Khalil Gets His Walking Papers

Judge rules that Secretary of State Rubio can end Mahmoud Khalil’s stay in America over his campaign of hatred on Columbia’s campus.

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

An immigration judge’s ruling allowing the deportation of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil to proceed hands a victory to the Trump administration in its campaign to purge foreign agitators stirring up hate on America’s college campuses. The judge, Jamee Comans, ruled that Mr. Khalil was removable and that the federal government had met the required legal burden of proof. She gave the anti-Israel student activist until April 23 to appeal.

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