US immigration judge orders Khalil deportation, his lawyers say separate ruling protects him

Former Columbia University graduate student and Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil (C) walks to a meeting in the Russell Senate Office Building on July 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Khalil, who was held by ICE for 104 days in a Louisiana detention center, spent the day on Capitol Hill with ACLU staff and met with members of both the House and Senate. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Washington —

A US immigration judge ordered pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil be deported to Algeria or Syria over claims that he omitted information from his green card application, court documents showed on Wednesday.

Khalil’s lawyers said they intend to appeal the deportation order while saying a federal district court’s separate orders that prohibit the government from immediately deporting or det