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Just as anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil is now liberal in the United States, Republican legal experts have revealed what steps the Trump administration can take as the controversial immigration case continues.
Khalil, a legal permanent resident, is technically a legal permanent resident. Immigration judge ruled He could say his campus protests were inconsistent with U.S. foreign policy interests, according to a memo by Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
He was released last month in federal custody in Louisiana after a court ruling.
Newly released Mahmoud Khalil found in Columbia University’s anti-Israel protests
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke to the media next to former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil when he arrived at Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey on June 21, 2025. (Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images)
“The judge has no authority to decide the status of detention in Khalil. This is especially a foreign immigration judge, not a federal judge. He has no scope, knowledge or legal support to make this decision. Khalil should never be released.
“And the last time I checked, President Trump was the commander-in-chief, and Secretary Rubio determined that Khalil not only poses a threat to national security, but also under his jurisdiction, demanded that he be removed from office. We have been seeing judges bypassing the judges’ federal immigration law, now the commander-in-chief, now for the political Rubio Secretary Rubio,,,,,,“She continued.
In addition, the Homeland Security Agency said Khalil allegedly omitted key information from his green card application about the groups he belonged to, including the segregation and divestment of Columbia University, and Cook said the allegations about his application were made Case of dismissal.
Students and others protested on April 21 outside the gates of Columbia University’s main campus in New York City. (Reuters/Ryan Murphy)
“I think prosecution requires a strategic appeal, particularly challenging the lack of jurisdiction of the judge and saying before the Immigration Court judge that the district court has no authority to remove him and that the Immigration Court judge should be able to resume “The detention hearing and Khalil was placed in the detention center,” she said.
Rubio quoted Immigration and Nationality Law To justify his findings, New Jersey federal judge Michael Farbiarz then ordered the secretary to use the determination to deport Khalil. Farbiarz was the judge who eventually released Khalil on bail and was subject to travel restrictions as the case continued. CBS News.
“I think what surprised me today is that we have a rogue judge in New Jersey that covers the law to free people who threaten American interests. ” Cook said.
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“But I think we have to push the immigration judge to rule quickly and make sure not only expel Khalil on a foreign basis, but also find that because he is fraudulent, he is re-determined. [Immigration and Nationality Act] Article 212: Immediately promote dismissal. ” she added.
On the other hand, the American Civil Liberties Union has voices Protesting Khalilbecause they believe his detention was the First Amendment.
Mahmoud Khalil, a professional Hamas activist and former Columbia University graduate student, was disguised for selfies after being released from federal immigration detention in Jena, Louisiana on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
“It’s a huge relief that Palestinian human rights defender Mahmoud Khalil can return to New York while his case continues. Now, Mr. Khalil will be reunited with his wife and Newborn, a bond that shouldn’t be broken in the first place,” Donna Lieberman, executive director of Nyclu, said in a June 20 morning news report on 20th, his news report said.
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“Thoughts are not illegal, and no government should be imprisoned for expressing their disagreement. We feel excited and reassured that Mr. Harrier can return to his family, community and lawyers, and the NYCLU will continue to oppose Trump’s unconstitutional attack on speech and remarks.”
As for Cook, she said: “There is a lot of debate about freedom of speech, but when you fight national security and terrorism, it is no longer freedom of speech.”
She added: “It’s a horrible megaphone, and it’s exactly what Harrier protests are. It’s not about the debate. It’s about making the United States stable.”
Fox News’s Brie Stimson contributed to the report.
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