Court gives Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight Trump administration's efforts to deport him
Source: AP
Updated 8:17 PM EDT, May 26, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court is giving former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him. Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities last year because of his participation in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia in the spring of 2024.
The U.S. government argued at the time that Khalil’s presence in the U.S. was harmful to the country’s foreign policy interests. Khalil spent months in detention before a federal judge in New Jersey freed him, saying that the government had acted unconstitutionally.
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals then heard the case. It ruled that the judge in New Jersey didn’t have the authority to intervene in Khalil’s case, and said the case needed to proceed first through the immigration courts. The appeals court on Tuesday, however, said it would put its ruling on hold while Khalil appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Brett Max Kaufman, senior counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, which is involved in representing Khalil, said they’re grateful for the decision.
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