Immigration judge orders Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil deported to Algeria or Syria
Louisiana immigration Judge Jamee Comans orders Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil’s deportation to Algeria or Syria, citing activism ties. His legal team appeals the decision in a civil rights case.
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil stands next to U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), a day after he was released from immigration custody, at Newark airport in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., June 21, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/CAITLIN OCHS)ByMICHAEL STARRUpdated:
