Judge declines to release Mahmoud Khalil
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A federal judge says the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application.
A judge says the Trump administration can detain Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil for allegedly lying on his green card application — after ruling he can't be jailed for foreign policy reasons.
The judge ruled earlier this week that Marco Rubio’s grounds for Khalil’s detainment were likely insufficient and unconstitutional.
N.J. Federal Judge Michael Farbiarz said Khalil could not be held and kicked out of the country based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s determination that his political beliefs advocating for
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