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US judge rules pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during Israel's continuing assault on Gaza, in New York City, June 1, 2024 [File: Jeenah Moon/Reuters]

A United States immigration judge has ruled that the deportation case against Mahmoud Khalil can proceed, a month after the Columbia University graduate student was detained over his involvement in pro-Palestine protests.

Judge Jamee Comans made the determination on Friday at the end of a nearly two-hour hearing in the US state of Louisiana, saying the government had “established by clear and convincing evidence that he is removable”.

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