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<p>Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University student arrested in March over his involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations, cannot be deported or detained, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, though the order does not take effect until Friday.</p>
<figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/67f97bc1aee25ade56dd427a/New-encampment-at-Columbia--Pro-Palestinian-protesters-at-Columbia-University-hold-a/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2495&amp;cropY1=34&amp;cropY2=1697" alt="New encampment at Columbia: Pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University hold a press briefing" width="100%" height="auto"></div><figcaption><fbs-accordion><p class="color-body light-text" role="button">Khalil has been detained since early March. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)</p></fbs-accordion><small>Anadolu via Getty Images</small></figcaption></figure>

 <div class="key-facts-element"> <p>U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.299.0_1.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="color-link" title="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.299.0_1.pdf" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.njd.564334/gov.uscourts.njd.564334.299.0_1.pdf" aria-label="granted Khalil’s motion">granted Khalil’s motion</a> to temporarily block federal officials from deporting him from the U.S., pushing against the Trump administration’s claims of foreign policy interests it cited in its reasoning for Khalil’s arrest.</p>  </div>


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Khalil has fought his detainment and deportation since March, when the Trump administration arrested him and revoked his visa.{ai:summary}<p>A federal judge ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student arrested in March for pro-Palestinian demonstrations, cannot be deported or detained. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz temporarily blocks federal officials from deporting him, countering the Trump administration's claims. </p><p>Khalil has been in detention since early March, and the order will take effect on Friday. This situation is ongoing, and further updates are expected. #politics</p>

Judge Says Trump Cannot Deport Or Detain Mahmoud Khalil—For Now

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