Lawyers for khalil said they plan to keep fighting and will seek a waiver A federal judge in new jersey has temporarily barred his deportation. As a graduate student at columbia, khalil was among the leaders of students who protested israel's war in gaza in 2024 Khalil’s lawyers challenged the legality of his detention, arguing that the trump administration was trying to deport him for an activity protected by the first amendment of the u.s A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain. Khalil, a green card holder who is married to an american citizen, has been held in a louisiana detention facility since he was arrested by ice agents in new york city in march.
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