An immigration appeals board denied anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil‘s request to dismiss his deportation case.
The decision means Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student, could be re-arrested and deported.
Khalil reached national news for staging the anti-Israel protests at the Ivy League school after October 7.
ICE detained Khalil in March 2025 after President Donald Trump cracked down on antisemitism among visa and green card holders.
The ACLU said the decisions “will be appealed to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.”
“I am not surprised by this decision from the biased and politically motivated Board of Immigration Appeals,” Khalil responded. “I have committed no crime.”
*rolls eyes*
The decision also leaves Khalil out of options in the immigration court system.
Khalil’s deportation now falls under the federal court case.
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