Mahmoud Khalil asks Supreme Court to hear deportation case
Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University demonstrator whose case became a flash point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on anti-Israel foreign students, has asked the Supreme Court to take up his case, his lawyers said Monday.
TL;DR
- Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University demonstrator, has asked the Supreme Court to hear his case.
- His case was a flash point in the Trump administration's actions against anti-Israel foreign students.
- Khalil is appealing a lower court ruling that prevents federal judges from considering his claims until immigration court proceedings are complete.
- The appeal asks the Supreme Court to decide if he can challenge his detention in federal court before immigration proceedings end.