Source: Axios
“A federal judge has declined to release Columbia University alumnus Mahmoud Khalil from federal detention after the Trump administration submitted a last-minute filing. The administration’s tug-of-war with courts over Khalil represents a historic test for immigrants’ speech rights – namely, those of permanent residents – particularly where they concern pro-Palestinian speech. The federal government on Friday said that continuing to detain Khalil does not violate the court’s Wednesday injunction, because Khalil’s detainment is now based on ‘other grounds,’ such as being undocumented when he entered the U.S. … The [abduction] of Khalil, a leader in Columbia’s pro-Palestinian protests and a U.S. green card holder from Syria, triggered nationwide protests.” (06/13/25)
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/13/trump-admin-refuses-to-release-mahmoud-khalil-despite-judges-order