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Griffin Eckstein

Lawyers: Khalil arrest was "retaliatory"

President Donald Trump “weaponize[d] immigration law” against a Columbia University grad student protestor facing deportation, a new court filing alleges.

In an amended habeas petition, detained Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil accused President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio of abusing the power of the federal government to send a political message.

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