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A Louisiana court has ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to Syria or Algeria for failing to disclose information on his green card application.
A file photo of Mahmoud Khalil (AFP)
Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is being deported to Syria or Algeria for failing to disclose certain information on his green card application, multiple reports on Thursday suggested.
The order in this regard was passed by an immigration judge in Louisiana, according to documents filed in federal court Wednesday by his lawyers.
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Politico stated that Khalil’s lawyers suggested in a filing that they intend to appeal the deportation order. They, however, expressed concern that the appeal process will likely be swift and unfavourable.
Khalil has been one of the most prominent leaders of the US pro-Palestinian campus protests.
Last year, Columbia University found itself at the centre of a firestorm over claims of anti-Semitism triggered by campus protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.
Some Jewish students claimed they were intimidated and that authorities did not act to protect them.
The university announced a wave of various student punishments, including expulsions and degree revocations, against nearly 80 students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement that has called on the university to divest from Israel.
Later, Mahmoud Khalil, himself a Columbia University graduate, sued the Donald Trump administration for $20 million over his arrest and detention by immigration agents.
Khalil, a legal permanent resident of the United States who is married to a US citizen, missed the birth of his son while being held in a federal immigration detention centre in Louisiana.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
September 18, 2025, 07:34 IST
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