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JENA, Louisiana: An immigration judge ruled Friday (Apr 11) that a pro-Palestinian student protester, a US permanent resident detained by the Trump administration, can be deported, his lawyer said.
Assistant Chief Immigration Judge Jamee Comans said the government had met its burden to prove it had grounds to deport Mahmoud Khalil, Marc van der Hout said in a statement.
“Today, we saw our worst fears play out: Mahmoud was subject to a charade of due process, a flagrant violation of his right to a fair hearing, and a weaponisation of immigration law to suppress dissent. This is not over, and our fight continues,” he said.
Khalil is not yet scheduled for deportation, and the judge gave his attorneys until Apr 23 to seek a waiver, the statement added.
