While the ruling does not order Khalil’s immediate release, it does undermine the US government’s case against Khalil.

Mr. Khalil, a legal permanent resident, has been held in Louisiana for more than three months. The judge suggested he could be released as early as Friday unless the government…

Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist has been held in detention facility since March

NEW YORK: A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Trump administration cannot use US foreign policy interests to justify its detention of Columbia University student and…

The federal judge, though, has put that decision on pause to give the administration time to appeal against it.

He has been detained since his arrest in March. The government has argued that the U.S. secretary of state can “personally determine” whether Khalil should remain in the country.

The Trump administration is seeking to deport the former graduate student over his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

While the ruling does not order Khalil’s immediate release, it does undermine the US government’s case against Khalil.

A federal judge has ruled that the government must release Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University graduate student, whom the Trump administration is trying to deport over…

Even after a judge ordered his release, the Trump administration says it found a loophole to keep the Columbia University graduate detained.

The judge said he could not be detained as a threat to US foreign policy, but then the government said he was in custody for another reason.

The Trump administration has argued that Khalil, a Columbia University student, did not disclose past affiliations.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, two days after he said foreign policy grounds for Khalil's…