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Immigration Board Denies Mahmoud Khalil’s Appeal, Bringing Activist One Step Closer to Deportation
Khalil’s lawyers said the ruling advances a removal case they call politically motivated and unconstitutional retaliation for his pro-Palestinian activism.
- The Board of Immigration Appeals issued a final removal order on Thursday against Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and former Columbia University graduate student.
- Khalil contends the administration "weaponized the immigration system" to punish his speech regarding Palestine, following his arrest last March and 104 days in an immigration jail.
- The BIA's ruling relies on the "Rubio determination" under the "foreign policy ground" of the Nationality Act, though a New Jersey federal court previously ruled this basis likely unconstitutional.
- Despite the removal order, Khalil cannot lawfully be detained or deported while his habeas corpus case proceeds in The Third Circuit, his attorneys confirmed.
- Brett Max Kaufman, senior counsel with the ACLU's Center for Democracy, said today's decision is an "important reminder of the stakes of Mahmoud's habeas case.
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Mahmoud Khalil loses appeal at Trump-influenced board as potential deportation looms
NEW YORK — An immigration appeals board has issued a final removal order against Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil, taking the Palestinian activist one step closer to possibly being deported.
Anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil one step closer to deportation with immigration board ruling
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University anti-Israel activist, received a final order of removal. His legal team calls the decision "baseless and politically motivated."
Immigration Appeals Board Rejects Khalil Bid, Clearing Path Toward Deportation
WASHINGTON (VINnews) — A federal immigration appeals board has denied an effort by activist Mahmoud Khalil to dismiss his deportation case, advancing proceedings that could lead to his removal from the United States, his attorneys said according to the NY Post. The Board of Immigration Appeals issued the ruling, allowing the case to move forward […]
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