Mahmoud Khalil in Louisiana Detention Center Despite Lawyers’ Petition for Immediate Release
During Wednesday’s hearing, Khalil’s lawyers lamented that they hadn’t been able to confer with their client since he was transferred out of New York.
Lawyers representing Mahmoud Khalil, the anti-Israel student who was arrested and detained by immigration officials over the weekend, were not able to secure his immediate release during an initial court hearing on Wednesday. Rather, Mr. Khalil will remain in a detention center in Louisiana, at least for now.
Mr. Khalil’s fate was discussed during a hearing in federal court on Wednesday. The conference was called by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman who temporarily blocked Mr. Khalil’s deportation just a few days after his arrest, ruling that Mr. Khalil must remain in the country as the courts weigh his case.
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