Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Activist Based on Vague Immigration Law
Federal Judge Blocks Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Activist Based on Vague Immigration Law A New Jersey federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to deport or detain Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate and pro-Palestinian activist. The ruling hinges on a rarely used provision of immigration law, deemed unconstitutionally vague by Judge Michael Farbiarz. The judge found that Khalil’s detention, based on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s assessment that Khalil’s advocacy compromised foreign policy, caused irreparable harm to his career…