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Mahmoud Khalil scores big win as judge moves case to New Jersey despite Trump administration's effortsMahmoud Khalil won an important legal victory on Wednesday as a judge moved his case to a New Jersey court and extended a block on his deportation.
In a 2-1 ruling, the appellate panel ruled that the lower court judge protecting Khalil from removal lacked the jurisdiction to interfere in the proceedings.
The prominent pro-Palestinian activist was arrested and threatened with deportation last year under the Trump administration’s crackdown on campus protests.
A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that a judge lacked jurisdiction to order the release of Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from immigration detention, delivering President Donald Trump's administration a victory in its efforts to deport the pro-Palestinian activist.