Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutional
Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutional
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Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutional
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ
Updated 6:58 PM EDT, May 28, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University likely violates the Constitution.
In a lengthy order issued Wednesday, Judge Michael Farbiarz wrote the government’s primary justification for removing Khalil — that his beliefs may pose a threat to U.S. foreign policy — could open the door to vague and arbitrary enforcement.
