A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to release Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel activist at Columbia University who has been in immigration detention for three months as the administration looks to deport him for his role in orchestrating demonstrations on the school’s campus.&nbsp;

Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident who has not been charged with a crime, was detained under a law that allows for the deportation of people who oppose U.S. foreign policy objectives.

Judge Michael E. Farbiarz previously ruled that the law did not justify Khalil’s detention, and found on Friday that additional allegations against Khalil, including that he omitted his past work for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and other organizations when applying to become a permanent U.S. resident last year, did not require him to be detained.

Khalil, a legal U.S. resident, was detained under a law that allows for the deportation of people who oppose U.S. foreign policy objectives.{ai:summary}A federal judge has ordered the release of Mahmoud Khalil, an anti-Israel activist and legal permanent resident, who has been in immigration detention for three months. The judge ruled that the government's justification for his detention under a law targeting opposition to U.S. foreign policy was insufficient.Khalil had not been charged with any crime, and the judge found that allegations regarding his past work with UNRWA did not warrant his continued detention. #immigration

Judge Orders Trump Admin to Release Anti-Israel Activist Mahmoud Khalil from Immigration Detention

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