US EditionJudge rejects Trump administration’s bid to move Mahmoud Khalil’s legal case to Louisiana
- A federal judge ruled that the legal case over Mahmoud Khalil's deportation should continue in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration's attempt to transfer it to Louisiana.
- Khalil, a legal U.S. Resident, was detained by federal immigration agents on March 8 for his role in campus protests against Israel, under Trump's crackdown on student activists.
- Khalil's wife Noor Abdalla, an American citizen who is eight months pregnant, called the ruling an 'important step towards securing Mahmoud's freedom.
74 Articles
74 Articles
More unrest at Columbia University: Students chain selves to gate in protest of Mahmoud Khalil ICE detainment
Demonstrators at Columbia University continuing to protest ICE's detention of Mahmoud Khalil briefly chained themselves to a campus gate on Wednesday afternoon. Eight protesters used bike locks to shackle themselves to the wrought-iron gates of St. Paul's Chapel at 1160 Amsterdam Ave. at around 1 p.m. on April 2. The protesters identified themselves as Jewish students who are fuming over the detention of Khalil, a fellow student who was detaine…
Judge Turns Down Federal Government’s Bid to Move Mahmoud Khalil’s Legal Case
A federal judge on April 1 declined the U.S. government’s request to move a legal case brought by an arrested Columbia University protester to the state where he is being held. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz, who is based in New Jersey, ruled that Mahmoud Khalil’s case will stay in New Jersey because that is where Khalil was detained when his lawyers lodged a habeas corpus petition that urged a federal court to order their client’s release…
Mahmoud Khalil to continue challenging arrest in New Jersey
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil may continue to challenge the legality of his arrest by immigration authorities in New Jersey, rather than in Louisiana where he is being held, a US judge ruled on Tuesday. The decision by US District Judge Michael Farbiarz in Newark, New Jersey, means any appeals in the Palestinian activist's case will be heard by the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals, which has a 6-6 split between active judges appointe…
The Columbian
The Daily NewsNJ judge denies feds’ bid to move Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil’s case to Louisiana
A federal judge in New Jersey on Tuesday denied the government’s motion to dismiss Palestinian Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil’s habeas corpus case, rejecting an effort to get it moved to Louisiana. Read more...
Judge: Deportation case should stay in N.J.
NEW YORK — A federal judge ruled that the legal battle over Mahmoud Khalil's deportation should continue to play out in New Jersey, rejecting the Trump administration's bid to transfer the Columbia University protester's case to Louisiana.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
