US court allows Columbia pro-Gaza activist Mahmoud Khalil's deportation

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An immigration judge in Louisiana ruled on Apr11 that Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the US, citing national security risk linked to his participation in pro-Palestinian campus protests.

Immigration Judge Jamee E Comans stated that the US government provided clear and convincing evidence that Khalil’s presence in the country could cause potentially serious foreign policy consequences, meeting the legal threshold for removal.