Well there you have it.
Of course, his lawyers will appeal.
On top of that, "Federal judges in New York and New Jersey have ordered the government not to deport Khalil while his case plays out in court."
Alas,
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported as a national security risk, an immigration judge in Louisiana ruled Friday during a hearing over the legality of kicking the activist who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations out of the U.S.
Immigration Judge Jamee E. Comans said at the conclusion of a hearing in Jena that the government's contention that Khalil's presence in the United States posed 'potentially serious foreign policy consequences' was enough to satisfy requirements for his deportation.
Comans said the government had 'established by clear and convincing evidence that he is removable.'
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has cited a rarely used statute to justify Khalil's deportation, which gives him power to deport those who pose 'potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States.'
Khalil is a legal U.S. resident, and hasn't technically broken the law during these anti-Israel protests at Columbia. He was detained on March 8 from his Columbia University apartment and was flown to Louisiana the next day, where he remains.
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