An immigration judge in Louisiana has ordered Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil deported to Syria or Algeria for allegedly failing to disclose information on his green card application, according to documents filed Wednesday by his lawyers in federal court.

The decision, issued Sept. 12, denied Khalil a waiver of removability, which could lead to a final order of removal, his legal team said.

According to the judge, Khalil omitted information about his involvement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees and Columbia University Apartheid Divest, a student group, on his application for permanent residency.

Khalil, a former Columbia University graduate student, has been a prominent advocate for Palestinian human rights and has not been accused of any crim

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