Mahmoud Khalil Petitions US Supreme Court to Review Deportation Case
On Monday, Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate of Columbia University, petitioned the US Supreme Court to reverse a decision that allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to arrest and deport him again. His legal team urged the justices to consider his case after the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia determined that federal immigration law prohibited a lower-court judge from mandating his release from custody with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Khalil was one of the notable foreign students detained last year amid the Trump administration's efforts to target non-citizens involved in pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses. His attorneys argue that the Supreme Court should clarify that immigration law does not hinder non-citizens from contesting detentions related to protected speech under the First Amendment.
Key facts
- Mahmoud Khalil is a Columbia University graduate and Palestinian activist.
- On Monday, Khalil asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that allowed the Trump administration to rearrest and deport him.
- The Philadelphia-based 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that federal immigration law barred a lower-court judge from ordering Khalil's release from ICE custody.
- Khalil was arrested last year as part of the Trump administration's campaign to detain and deport non-citizens engaged in pro-Palestinian activism on college campuses.
- Khalil was among the most prominent foreign students arrested in that campaign.
- His lawyers argue the Supreme Court should clarify that immigration law does not prevent non-citizens from pursuing cases claiming detention punishes protected speech under the First Amendment.
- The case is before the US Supreme Court after the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.
- Khalil's legal team filed the petition on Monday.
Entities
Artists
- Mahmoud Khalil
Institutions
- Columbia University
- US Supreme Court
- 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals
- US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- Trump administration
Locations
- United States
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania