The federal judge presiding over Mahmoud Khalil’s case ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration, for now, cannot deport or detain the Columbia University activist based on a determination by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. "This is the news we’ve been waiting over three months for," Khalil’s wife, Dr. Noor Abdalla, said in a statement released by the American Civil Liberties Union, which is among the legal teams involved in the case. “And that strongly suggests that it is the Secretary of State’s determination that drives the Petitioner’s ongoing detention — not the other charge against him,” Farbiarz wrote.
Author: Phil Helsel, Chloe Atkins
Published at: 2025-06-11 21:45:02
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